India, Sept. 10 -- A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs.8 lakh was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Masa, a member of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), inspector general of police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said.

A gunfight broke out on Tuesday in the forested hills near Geda Beda village under the Partapur police station limits, following a joint search operation launched by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday in the Kanker-Narayanpur border area, an officer aware of the development said.

During the post-encounter search, security person...