Maoists wanted to use Andhra cities for refuge and regroup, says ADGP Mahesh Laddha

Andhra Pradesh volition beryllium declared arsenic Maoist-free soon and constabulary volition execute the people by March 2026, deadline given by the Centre, said Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Laddha.

Maoists person selected Andhra Pradesh arsenic structure zone, and galore of them from Chhattisgarh forests were taking structure astatine antithetic places successful the State, Mr. Laddha said portion producing the arrested Maoists earlier the mediapersons successful Vijayawada connected Wednesday (November 19, 2025). They would beryllium produced successful the acrophobic courts, helium added.

“The Madvi Hidma battalion was divided into groups and they were staying successful assorted districts for implicit a month. Police who were waiting for an accidental began the cognition connected November 17, successful which six were killed successful ASR District, and implicit 50 were arrested successful Krishna, Eluru, NTR, Konaseema and Kakinada districts,” Mr. Laddha said.

Giving the details of the cognition successful which 50 Maoists were arrested, which was for the archetypal clip successful the State, the State Intelligence Chief said owed to the dense stroke inflicted connected to the Maoists, arsenic portion of Operation Kagar, crossed each LWE affected states Such arsenic Chhattisgarh, Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) and Maharashtra, the Maoists were forced to travel retired of their hideout successful Chhattisgarah and determination into Andhra Pradesh.

“Some hardcore Naxalites, including the Special Zonal Committee Members, Divisional and Area Committee Members entered into AP, and were conducting ‘recce’ astatine immoderate places and targets. They planned to revive the question by creating unit successful the State and past flight into AOB region,” Mr. Laddha said.

Police, OCTOPUS (Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations) and the Greyhounds constabulary utilized drones, kept continuous surveillance connected the Maoists, and carried retired the cognition successful the State. More surrenders are expected successful the coming days, helium said.

“Maoists ideology has gone defunct and things person changed. We entreaty to the Maoists to shun unit and surrender earlier the government. Police intensified combing for the Naxalites, who escaped from constabulary connected Tuesday (Nov.18),” the Intelligence ADGP said.

The constabulary teams arrested precise important cadres and seized 45 weapons, 280 cartridges, 270 rounds of ammunition, connection equipment, astir ₹12 lakh successful currency and Maoist lit from them.

“Of the 50 surrendered Maoists, 28 were natives of Bastar district, 21 were from Sukma and 1 Naxalite hails from Narayanapur district. There is nary Maoists menace successful the State, arsenic of now,” Mr. Laddha pointed out.

The surrendered Naxalites would beryllium rehabilitated decently arsenic per the surrender policy, the Intelligence ADGP added.

IGPs S.V. Rajashekar Babu, P.H.D. Ramakrishna and G.V.G. Ashok Kumar, Superintendents of Police Bindu Madhav, V. Vidya Sagar Naidu and K. Pratap Shiva Kishore and different officers were present.