Raipur, May 6 -- A woman Naxalite was killed and a .303 rifle recovered during an encounter between security forces and Naxalite in the forested border area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday.

The joint anti-Naxal operation, involving District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), CRPF's CoBRA, and CRPF personnel, has been underway in the region following intelligence inputs about Naxalite presence.

The gunfight took place on May 5 in the dense jungles along Bijapur's southwestern border. After the exchange of fire, security personnel recovered the body of a uniformed woman Maoist along with a .303 rifle from the encounter site, officials confirmed.

Based on traces found at the site, there is a strong...