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The woman Naxalite killed in an alleged encounter with police in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra yesterday was carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on her head, police said today.
The deceased, identified as Pali alias Jhunki Mangu Dorpati today, was a resident of Jharewada village in Gadchiroli district, a Nagpur police official said.
She had eight serious cases pending against her, he said, adding that Dorpati had been working with naxal company no. 4 before she was transferred to platoon no. 3 recently.
The encounter took place around 3.30 pm yesterday when a team of the anti-Naxal C-60 commando force came under fire in Mouza Mendhari forest area while conducting a combing operation.
After the ultras retreated, police found a woman's body, who was today identified as Dorpati, alongwith arifle and some explosive material.
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