Security officials believe his killing creates the biggest leadership vacuum in the Maoist hierarchy in a decade.

Top Maoist Commander Madvi Hidma Killed In Andhra Encounter: Major Blow To CPI (Maoist)

Top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, one of India’s most feared insurgent leaders and the head of the PLGA Battalion No. 1, was killed in an early-morning encounter in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Tuesday. Officials from Andhra Police and Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Range confirmed the operation, describing it as “one of the most significant counter-insurgency breakthroughs in recent years.

The encounter began around 6.30 am, according to Andhra DGP Harish Kumar Gupta, after security forces received intelligence on Maoist movement near the tri-junction of Andhra Pradesh, Chhat

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