Andhra Pradesh: Madvi Hidma, one of India’s most feared Naxal commanders and a key figure in the CPI (Maoist) hierarchy, was killed early Tuesday morning (November 18) in a major encounter in the Maredumilli forest region of Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district. The 51-year-old leader, long regarded as the most dangerous strategist within the organisation, died alongside his wife Madakam Raje and four other Maoists.

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 on Maoist movement along the Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha border, leading to a coordinated operation by the anti-Naxal Greyhounds and local police. A senior

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