Amaravati, Nov 18 (PTI) Twenty-eight suspected Maoists were taken into custody by the police near Vijayawada on Tuesday due to their alleged links to slain top Maoist commander Madivi Hidma.

Six Maoists were killed in an Exchange of Fire (EoF) with security personnel in Maredumilli mandal of Alluri Seetharam Raju district this morning.

Krishna district Superintendent of Police (SP) Vidya Sagar Naidu said nine of the 28 detained suspected Maoists were allegedly linked to Hidma and worked as security guards of Tippiri Tirupati (Devji).

“We detained 28 members associated with slain Maoist leader Hidma in coordinated operations across Krishna district and took them into custody," Naidu told reporters.

He said intelligence inputs indicated that Hidma’s battalion members had taken shelter ne

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