Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter in Bijapur district

ANaxalwas today killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said.

The skirmish took place late this afternoon in a forest under Basaguda police station limits, district superintendent of police K L Dhruv said.

Security forces came under fire while carrying out a search operation, leading to the gun-battle, the SP said.

After the firing stopped, the forces recovered the body of a Maoist and a country-made weapon. Identity of the slain person was yet to be ascertained.

Combing operation was still underway in the region, he added.