The skirmish took place in a forest near Sonpur village last night when a joint squad of district police and the special task force was conducting a search operation, Narayanpur Additional Superintendent of Police O P Sharma told PTI.
The body of a Naxal was found this morning during a search.
Naxals opened fire when the security forces were carrying out a combing operation, the ASP said. The rebels fled to the denser area of the forest when the forces retaliated, he added.