Born in Purvati village in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, Hidma began as a Bastar Dalam member before rising through the ranks of the Dandakarnya Special Zonal Committee. Several states had announced a reward for Hidma who was considered an expert in guerrilla attacks

xThe death of dreaded Maoist commander and strategist Madvi Hidma and IED expert Meturi Joka Rao, also known as Tech Shankar, in a police encounter at Maredumilli in Alluri Sitaramaraju district in Andhra Pradesh, closes a chapter on the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in India.

Born in Purvati village in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, Hidma began as a Bastar Dalam member before rising through the ranks of the Dandakarnya Special Zonal Committee. Several states had announced a reward for Hidma who was considered an expert in gu

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