India, Dec. 19 -- A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs.5 lakh was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, a police officer said.

The gunfight broke out early on Friday in the Aadwada-Kotmeta forest area under Bhairamgarh police station limits, when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was in the middle of an anti-Maoist operation based on inputs about the presence of cadres in the area.

Police said Fagnu Madvi (35), an active member of the Bhairamgarh area committee of the Maoists, was found dead in the area after the firing stopped. A .303 rifle and a 9 mm pistol were also seized from the spot apart from two scanner sets, a radio, and a medical kit.

Inspector General of Police, Bastar...