One of the Naxals behind an attack, in which Doordarshan News cameraman Achyutanand Sahu was killed last year, was gunned down in an encounter on Monday morning, Dantewada SP Abhishek Pallav said.

Madvi Muyya, a Naxal, was also one of the masterminds behind the deaths of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and five police personnel, Pallav said.

Muyya had a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head and a rifle with six rounds was recovered from him.

On October 30, 2018, two police personnel and a DD News cameraman were killed in a Naxal attack in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.

Two policemen were also injured in the incident, which took place in Nilawaya village under Aranpur police station.

SP Dantewada: Naxal, Madvi Muyya, was one of the masterminds of the attack in which BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi&5 police personnel were killed. He was also one of the masterminds of Dantewada attack in which DD cameraman along with 2 security personnel had lost their lives last year. https://t.co/8jcakgkLO0 ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2019

"Those killed were identified as Sub-Inspector Rudra Pratap, Assistant Constable Mangalu and DD News cameraman Achyutanand Sahu from Delhi," Deputy Inspector-General (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P had told PTI.

Condoling Sahu's death, the director-general of Doordarshan had said, "Our hearts go out to the families of our brave cameraperson Shri Achyutananda Sahu and CRPF jawans who laid down their lives in the line of duty."

Minister of Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal followed suit and said, "Pained and angered at the Naxal attack on CPRF jawans and DD News crew in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. I strongly condemn such a cowardly and dastardly act."