Senior woman Naxalite carrying Rs 45 lakh reward in two states killed in encounter in C’garh

New Delhi: A senior woman Naxalite carrying a collective reward of Rs 45 lakh in two states was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Monday.
Gummadiveli Renuka, the deceased cadre, was a law graduate and was active in the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) since 1996 and carried a reward of Rs 25 lakh in Chhattisgarh and Rs 20 lakh in neighbouring Telangana.
The gunfight broke out at around 9 am in a forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts in Bastar region when District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were out on an anti-Naxalite operation.
The operation was launched in the forested hills of Nelgoda, Ikeli and Belnar villages along the border of Geedam (Dantewada) and Bhairamgarh (Bijapur) based on inputs about the presence of Naxalites.
The exchange of fire lasted for about two hours following which police found the body of Gummadiveli Renuka, also known by aliases Bhanu, Chaite, Saraswati and Damyanti.
Renuka is a resident Kadvaendi village in Warangal in Telangana.
An Insas rifle, explosives, laptop and Maoist literature were recovered from the encounter site.
Renuka, a member of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee. which is the strongest formation of Maoists, was in charge of the press team of Central Regional Bureau (CRB) of the outlawed movement, Bastar Range Inspector General of Police Sundarraj P said.