Woman Naxalite gunned down in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district

With this encounter, four women Maoists have been gunned down in the operation launched on April 21

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Raipur, Updated At : 01:42 PM May 06, 2025 IST

The gunfight took place on Monday in a forest of Karregutta Hills along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. PTI file

A woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a senior police official said on Tuesday.

The gunfight took place on Monday in a forest of Karregutta Hills along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, where a joint team of security forces has been conducting a massive anti-Naxal operation for more than two weeks, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range Sundarraj P said.

He said after the guns fell silent, the body of a woman Naxalite and a .303 rifle were recovered from the site.

With this encounter, four women Maoists have been gunned down in the operation launched on April 21, the official said.

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