On Tuesday, a communist was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.

The face-off took place at around 6 a.m. in a forest near Bandepara village under Madded police station limits when a joint team of personnel from different security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P told PTI.

The operation was launched by personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard, Bastar Fighter, both units of state police, Special Task Force and the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 170th battalion.

The official said that they had inputs about the presence of senior Communists, including Madded area committee of Maoists in-charge Nagesh, its secretary Buchanna, member Vishwanath, along with 15-20 armed cadres, in Koranjed-Bandepara forests.

After the exchange of fire stopped, the body of a Naxalite and an AK-47 rifle were recovered from the spot, he added.

(With inputs from PTI)