2 female Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Madhya Pradesh
The two female Maoists were members of Kanha Bhoramdev AB Division Khatiya Morcha Dalam and carried a reward of ₹14 lakh each
Bhopal: Two alleged women Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest of Mandla in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.
The two female Maoists were identified as Pramila alias Mase Mandavi (29), a resident of Paligudem village, Sukma, Chhattisgarh, and Mamta alias Rambai Mandavi (29), a resident of Murkudi, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.
They were members of Kanha Bhoramdev AB Division Khatiya Morcha Dalam and carried a reward of ₹14 lakh each.
Balaghat Range inspector general Sanjay Kumar said, “Hawk Force team was searching in the forest of Sarai area under Bicchiya police station of Mandla at around 7 am on Wednesday. Suddenly Maoists started firing. Hawk Force team retaliated. The firing continued from both sides for about an hour. During the search, the Hawk Force team found bodies of two women Maoists.”
The team recovered an SLR, a gun, wireless set and items of daily need from the encounter site.
Some blood stains were seen in the forest that suggested some Maoists got injured during the encounter. The search is going on by the Hawk Force team, said the IG.
