Andhra Pradesh Security Forces Gun Down Madvi Hidma, Key Maoist Leader and “Face of Terrorism,” Along With 5 Others

Andhra Pradesh Security Forces Gun Down Madvi Hidma, Key Maoist Leader and “Face of Terrorism,” Along With 5 Others

Andhra Pradesh security forces have neutralised six Maoists, including Madvi Hidma, in an encounter that took place earlier today, said IG Bastar P. Sundarraj from Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

Following the encounter, security personnel recovered the bodies of all six Maoists, the IG told news agency ANI.

One of the Maoist neutralized during the encounter is Madvi Hidma who the IG said was a “a Central Committee member of the Maoists who was formerly the commander of a PLGA battalion and is known as a face of terrorism.”

“His body was also recovered in today's encounter,” the officer added.

The bodies of Hidma's wife and four other Maoists were also recovered, taking the total