Andhra Pradesh Security Forces Deliver Major Blow to Maoist Networks Through Strategic Operations

Nov 19, 2025 03:06 pm CST

Andhra Pradesh security forces have crippled Maoist operations through coordinated forest encounters and urban arrests, eliminating key leaders including Madvi Hidma and potentially Tech Shankar while dismantling their critical logistics network across five districts. The operations, resulting in 13 Maoist casualties and 50 arrests, represent a decisive step toward eradicating left-wing extremism from the region.