<p>Four Naxals, including a 'commander-rank' woman cadre, were today gunned down while a jawan was injured in an encounter between security personnel and the ultras in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The skirmish took place in the wee hours in the restive Dabba-Kunna hills when the joint team of CRPF, District Reserve Group and STF was out on an anti-Maoist operation, according to Dantewada Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap.<br /><br />"While four cadres were killed, a jawan was also injured in the face-off," he said.<br />Based on specific inputs, the operation was launched by security forces last night to flush out ultras hiding in the forests near Dabba and Kunna villages, the SP said.<br /><br />The two villages are located on top of a hill which lies along the Dantewada and Sukma districts border, about 500 km from the state capital Raipur.<br /><br />A group of armed Naxals opened indiscriminate fire at the security personnel close to Dabba village following which an encounter broke out between the two sides.<br />In the face-off, four ultras, including a woman, who were armed with country-made weapons and explosives, were killed, the SP said.<br /><br />Two 'commander-rank' cadre including a woman are among the killed ultras, he said.<br />Besides, a DRG jawan sustained injuries in the incident, he said.<br /><br />During a search, the bodies of the killed Maoists and at least seven firearms and a huge cache of Naxal-related items were recovered from the spot, Kashyap said.<br /><br />Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and efforts are on to evacuate the injured jawan, he said, adding that further details are awaited. <br /></p>
<p>Four Naxals, including a 'commander-rank' woman cadre, were today gunned down while a jawan was injured in an encounter between security personnel and the ultras in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The skirmish took place in the wee hours in the restive Dabba-Kunna hills when the joint team of CRPF, District Reserve Group and STF was out on an anti-Maoist operation, according to Dantewada Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap.<br /><br />"While four cadres were killed, a jawan was also injured in the face-off," he said.<br />Based on specific inputs, the operation was launched by security forces last night to flush out ultras hiding in the forests near Dabba and Kunna villages, the SP said.<br /><br />The two villages are located on top of a hill which lies along the Dantewada and Sukma districts border, about 500 km from the state capital Raipur.<br /><br />A group of armed Naxals opened indiscriminate fire at the security personnel close to Dabba village following which an encounter broke out between the two sides.<br />In the face-off, four ultras, including a woman, who were armed with country-made weapons and explosives, were killed, the SP said.<br /><br />Two 'commander-rank' cadre including a woman are among the killed ultras, he said.<br />Besides, a DRG jawan sustained injuries in the incident, he said.<br /><br />During a search, the bodies of the killed Maoists and at least seven firearms and a huge cache of Naxal-related items were recovered from the spot, Kashyap said.<br /><br />Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and efforts are on to evacuate the injured jawan, he said, adding that further details are awaited. <br /></p>