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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Laddha has clarified that constabulary are unaware astir the whereabouts of CPI (Maoist) General Secretary Thippiri Tirupathi alias Devuji.
A autochthonal of Korutla municipality successful Telangana, Mr. Tirupathi, is astir wanted by the Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra governments, and has been elusive for galore years.
Responding to a query raised by the media present connected Wednesday (November 19, 2025), connected the whereabouts of Mr. Tirupathi, the AP State Intelligence Chief said that constabulary were not having immoderate accusation connected the latter’s movements.
“The Maoist Party Central Committee Secretary had not surrendered, and helium was not arrested by the police. We don’t person accusation connected his movements,” Mr. Laddha clarified.
Mr. Tirupathi mightiness beryllium successful Chhattisgarh oregon Telangana State, the Intelligence ADGP said.
Meanwhile, members of the AP Civil Leaders Committee (APCLC) and the CPI-ML New Democracy alleged that constabulary person taken Mr. Tirupathi into their custody successful the operation. They alleged that the encounters and the arrests made successful the past 2 days were fake.
“Police should not origin immoderate harm to the Maoists who were successful custody, and nutrient Mr. Tirupathi, and different Maoists successful the tribunal immediately,” said APCLC State wide caput Chiluka Chandrashekar.
