Chhattisgarh Maoists trying move into Andhra to revive Naxal movement, says official

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A fewer apical Maoists, including the astir wanted Madvi Hidma, who was killed successful an brushwood successful Maredumilli Agency connected Tuesday, entered Andhra Pradesh State to revive their question successful Andhra Pradesh, arsenic they suffered a decease stroke successful Chhattisgarh State. 

In Chhattisgarh State alone, astatine slightest 252 Maoists person been killed successful the encounters since January this year. As galore arsenic 223 of them are from the Bastar portion successful Chhattisgarh. In 2024, the information forces eliminated 219 Maoists successful Chhattisgarh.

Andhra Pradesh Intelligence Chief Mahesh Chandra Laddha said present connected Tuesday: “Two days back, we received circumstantial quality inputs that a fewer apical Maoists, including Madvi Hidma, are readying to participate Andhra Pradesh to revive their movement.”

“Subsequently, we launched a combing operation, during which six Maoists, including Mr. Hidma, person been killed successful the encounter, successful effect to the quality inputs connected the movements of the Maoists on the tri-State borders,” said Mr. Mahesh Chandra Laddha.

Eye connected cities

So far, we person arrested 31 Maoists during the raids conducted simultaneously successful the Krishna and Godavari regions, including successful the cities of Vijayawada, Kakinada and Eluru successful Andhra Pradesh. Nine of them are from the extortion helping of the Central Committee Member of the CPI (Maoist) Thippiri Tirupathi alias Devuji and others are members of the South Bastar Zonal Committee,” helium said. Thippiri Tirupathi took complaint arsenic the wide caput of the CPI (Maoist) aft Nambala Keshava Rao was killed successful an brushwood successful May 2025. 

“The radical of 31 Maoists has been trying to instrumentality structure to revive their question successful Andhra Pradesh,” said Mr. Mahesh Chandra Laddha.

Published - November 18, 2025 03:43 p.m. IST

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