A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in a gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) in a forest between Duled and Minpa villages in the Chintalnar Police Station area in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on October 29, reports The Pioneer. In a search after the gunfight the team found the body of the woman Maoist, along with a .303 rifle, a huge cache of explosive materials and items of daily use. The identity of the slain woman Maoist is yet to be ascertained.