Andhra Pradesh DGP Harish Kumar Gupta on Thursday said the police are working to make the state Maoism-free by March 2026, a target set by the Government of India.

Addressing a press conference in East Godavari district, Gupta said most of the ''formalities'' required to achieve the target are complete and reiterated a call to Maoist cadres to surrender, warning that those who do not will be ''neutralised''.

The director general of police recalled that the surrender call came after a June encounter in which key Maoist cadres were killed.

''We are moving forward with a clear goal. The Government of India has set a target for this state to be Maoism-free by March 2026, and almost all formalities are complete,'' Gupta said.

Wishing for the state to develop and remain safe, he stressed tha

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