Security forces at Bhaludiggi Hill, near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh boundary, in Gariaband. File photo
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

A Maoist was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district, police said on Saturday (May 3, 2025).

The gunfight took place on Friday (May 2, 2025) night in a forest under the Jugad police station limits where a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Maoist operation, an official said.

He said after the exchange of fire stopped, the body of a Maoist and a firearm were recovered from the spot.

The official said a search operation was underway in the area.