Summary:
Prima facie, it appears they belonged to the medical supply team of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) as a large quantity of medicines was seized from the spot," the IG said. The gunfight stopped after rebels escaped into the core forests. "The identity of the rebels was being ascertained. Raipur: Two Naxals, including a woman, were on Sunday gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh 's Dantewada district, said police.The gunbattle took place on Sunday afternoon in Purangel forest under Kirandul police station limits when a team of District Reserve Group was out on a counter-insurgency operation, said Inspector General (Bastar range) SRP Kalluri over the phone. The DRG personnel later recovered the bodies of two ultras, including a woman, from the spot, around 345 km from the state capital here, the police officer said.Besides, a .303 rifle, a 315 bore country-made revolver and a huge cache of medicines were recovered from the place, Kalluri added..