Madvi Hidma, the most wanted leader within the Naxal ranks, was killed in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh this morning.

Hidma, alias Santosh, a key figure in the CPI (Maoist) hierarchy, was killed early Tuesday morning, 18 November, in an encounter in the Maredumilli forest region of Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district, security officials said.

Hidma and his group were attempting to flee from Chhattisgarh when they were intercepted between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM. Intelligence inputs over recent weeks had alerted agencies to Maoist movement along the Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha border, leading to a coordinated operation by the anti-Naxal Greyhounds and local police, according to security officials.

Who was Madvi Hidma?

Hidma was a prominent Indian Maoist (Naxalite) le

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