"A Naxalite was killed and another arrested in an encounter with a joint team of police and BSF at a forest near Warla village in Kanker district in Bastar," SP Ajay Yadav said.
The encounter took place when the security forces, who were returning from area domination exercise, retaliated after the extremists fired at them, he said.
Five loaded pistols were also seized from the arrested rebel, the SP said.In another encounter in a forest near Dadargarh village in the district, police seized weapons including SLR rifle from the outlaws, he said