A woman Naxal commander was killed during an exchange of fire with police near a village in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh today, a senior police official said.
"The woman Naxalite, identified as Zareena, was killed in a gun-battle with police at Bayanar village under Bedre police station limits in Bijapur," Inspector General of Police, Bastar range, SRP Kalluri told PTI over phone.
Following reports of Naxal movement in the area, a police team had been dispatched to patrol, he said adding, "When the policemen reached the forest area near Bayanar village, the ultras opened fire, after which the police launched a retaliatory firing."
After minutes of exchange of fire, the Naxals ran away from the spot. When police searched the area, they found the body of Zareena, two guns, including a 12-bore gun, and other material was recovered from the spot, Kalluri said.
