A Maoist, carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Sunday, police said.

The encounter broke out in the morning at Burjuwa Hill in Goilkera police station area. Kolhan DIG Anuranjan Kispotta said, “An encounter between Maoists and security forces took place in the morning. A body was recovered during a subsequent search operation.”

IG (operations) and Jharkhand Police spokesperson Michael Raj S said. “The body was identified as that of Amit Hansda alias Aptan, a self-styled zonal commander of CPI(Maoist) who carried a Rs 10 lakh reward.” He said the search operation is still underway in the area.