India, April 1 -- A senior woman Naxalite carrying a collective reward of Rs 45 Lakh in two states was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Monday, police officials said.
Gummadiveli Renuka, the deceased cadre, was a law graduate and was active in the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) since 1996 and carried a reward of Rs 25 Lakh in Chhattisgarh and Rs 20 Lakh in neighbouring Telangana, he said.
The gunfight broke out at around 9 am in a forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts in Bastar region when District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai said.
The operation was launched in the fores...