<p>Bijapur: A Naxalite who was carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday morning, a senior police official said.</p>.<p>The confrontation took place around 6 am in the forest near Bandepara village under Madded police station limits, Inspector General (IG) of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.</p>.<p>Personnel of the District Reserve Guard, Bastar Fighters and a Special Task Force (all three state police units) besides the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 170th battalion took part in the operation, he said.</p>.<p> They had received intelligence about the presence of senior Naxalites including Madded area committee in-charge Nagesh Padam, its secretary Buchanna, member Vishwanath and some 15-20 armed cadres in Koranjed-Bandepara forests, the official said.</p>.<p> After the exchange of fire stopped, Padam's body was recovered from the spot, he said.</p>.<p> As many as 108 warrants were pending against Padam, a divisional committee member-rank Naxalite, the IG said, adding that he was carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head.</p>.<p> An AK-47 rifle with three magazines and 64 rounds, explosives, medicines, Maoist banners and posters besides items of daily use were also recovered from the encounter site, he said.</p>.<p> Bijapur is among the 20 assembly constituencies which will go to polls in the first phase of Chhattisgarh elections on November 7. </p>
<p>Bijapur: A Naxalite who was carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday morning, a senior police official said.</p>.<p>The confrontation took place around 6 am in the forest near Bandepara village under Madded police station limits, Inspector General (IG) of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.</p>.<p>Personnel of the District Reserve Guard, Bastar Fighters and a Special Task Force (all three state police units) besides the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 170th battalion took part in the operation, he said.</p>.<p> They had received intelligence about the presence of senior Naxalites including Madded area committee in-charge Nagesh Padam, its secretary Buchanna, member Vishwanath and some 15-20 armed cadres in Koranjed-Bandepara forests, the official said.</p>.<p> After the exchange of fire stopped, Padam's body was recovered from the spot, he said.</p>.<p> As many as 108 warrants were pending against Padam, a divisional committee member-rank Naxalite, the IG said, adding that he was carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head.</p>.<p> An AK-47 rifle with three magazines and 64 rounds, explosives, medicines, Maoist banners and posters besides items of daily use were also recovered from the encounter site, he said.</p>.<p> Bijapur is among the 20 assembly constituencies which will go to polls in the first phase of Chhattisgarh elections on November 7. </p>