New Delhi, March 31 -- A senior woman Naxalite carrying a collective bounty of Rs.45 lakh in two states was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Monday.

The body of the woman Naxalite, identified as Gummadiveli Renuka, was recovered from the encounter site along with an Insas rifle.

The gun battle broke out at around 9 am in a forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts, when a team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Rai said.

The operation was launched in the forested hills of Nelgoda, Ikeli and Belnar villages along the border of Geedam (Dantewada) and Bhairamgarh (Bijapur) based on inputs about the pres...