A Naxalite was killed and a District Reserve Guard injured in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday, officials said.
While the Naxalite was shot dead by security forces, the DRG constable was injured after he stepped on an IED placed by Maoists during the operation, an official said.
"Multiple gunfights took place between security forces and the ultras in the forests in the Tarrem police station limits, about 450 km from Raipur," Inspector General of Police (Bastar) Sundarraj P said.
The team included personnel from DRG, Special Task Force, CRPF's Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and District Force.
"Following one of the encounters, the body of a Naxalite was found. In this operation, DRG Assistant Constable Jogeshwar Paikra suffered injuries in an IED blast," the officer said. Paikra was shifted to a hospital in Jagdalpur.
A 12-bore gun, uniforms, IED and Maoist literature were recovered from the site.
