Chhattisgarh: Naxal gunned down in face-off with security forces

Chhattisgarh : A naxal has been gunned down by security forces in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kondagaon district after an exchange of gunfire, said police.

The face-off between naxals and security forces was reported from jungles near Chheri village last evening.

A small party of forces comprising Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and local police was undertaking a search operation in the interiors of Bayanar, located around 300 kms away from here, yesterday. 

Highlights:

# One naxal has been gunned down by security forces in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kondagaon district.

# CAF with local cops were on a search operation in the interiors of Bayanar, located around 300 kms away from Chhattisgarh.

#  Majority of maoists managed to make an escape from the site.

# "The area could not be searched properly due to darkness, and prima facie it appears that more ultras were either injured or killed in the gunfight," SP said.