A woman Maoist was gunned down on Tuesday in a brief encounter with security forces in Rajnandgaon district, police said.
The gunfight took place in the forest of Gatapar police station area bordering Madhya Pradesh, when a joint team of security forces from MP and Chhattisgarh was carrying out an anti-naxal operation.
After the encounter got over, the body of a woman ultra and an automatic weapon were recovered from the spot. More details are awaited.
Since last few days, police have intensified anti-Naxal operations in the forests that fall on the tri-junction of Rajnandgaon, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) and Gondia (Maharashtra) in view of Lok Sabha elections.
Chhattisgarh will vote in three phases for 11 Lok Sabha seats on April 11, April 18 and April 23.
