India, Sept. 18 -- A 35-year-old woman Naxalite, who was wanted in nine incidents of violence and carried a reward of Rs.5 lakh on her head, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday.

The encounter broke out on Thursday morning when a team of the Chhattisgarh police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) was conducting a search operation on a forested hill between Gufdi and Permapara villages under the limits of Gadiras police station, news agency PTI reported.

According to the police, the operation was launched based on inputs about the presence of Naxalites in the area.

After the exchange of fire stopped, the body of a woman Naxalite, identified as 35-year-old Buski Nuppo, was recovered f...