During the operation, officers reportedly detained 31 individuals suspected to be Maoists, including 12 women and several key cadre members. Published on :

Vijayawada: A major Maoist-related operation unfolded in Vijayawada on Tuesday, after central security forces launched extensive searches in Kannur Kotha Autonagar, following credible intelligence inputs.

A total of 31 Maoists from Chhattisgarh, including top leaders, were arrested, prompting a larger crackdown across the area. Among them, 27 Maoists were arrested from a four-storey building at New Autonagar in Kanuru neighbourhood in Vijayawada.

The searches are said to be linked to Tuesday’s operation by security forces in the forests of Alluri Sitharamaraju district in the Andhra-Odisha border area, in which six Maoists, includin

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