Woman Naxalite killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh

Dantewada (Chhattisgarh): A woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Monday, an official said.The gunfight broke out at around 9 am in a forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts, located in the Bastar region, when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai said.So far, body of a woman Naxalite has been recovered from the encounter site along with an Insas rifle, he said.The operation was still underway and further details are awaited.



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