Chhattisgarh: Woman Naxalite carrying Rs 45 lakh bountry in two states gunned down in Bastar

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Dantewada: A senior woman Naxalite carrying a collective reward of Rs 45 lakh in two states was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bastar region on Monday, police officials said.

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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.

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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.