Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Post-Hidma Encounter: Security Forces Arrest 50 Maoists, Intensify Hunt for Tirupathi
After killing top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma, security forces arrested 50 Maoists and seized many weapons and other materials.
They also killed seven more Maoists in another encounter.
Now, they are looking for another important Maoist leader, Thippiri Tirupathi.
Security forces arrested 50 Maoists across Andhra Pradesh following the death of top commander Madvi Hidma
Among those arrested are special zonal committee members, divisional committee members, and area committee members
Security forces recovered 39 weapons, 302 rounds of ammunition, detonators, cordtex wire, communication devices, and Rs 13 lakh in cash
Security forces killed seven more Maoists, including Tech Shankar, in an encounter in Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Security forces are intensifying their hunt for Maoist leader Thippiri Tirupathi
- Who
- Security forces, Maoist leaders Madvi Hidma, Thippiri Tirupathi, Tech Shankar, arrested Maoists
- What
- Arrested Maoists, seized weapons and materials, killed Maoists in encounters
- When
- Recently, with Hidma's encounter as a trigger
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
- Why
- To curb Maoist activities and ensure public safety
Maoist Party
Security Forces
Armed struggle
Maoist Party
Believes in armed struggle for revolution
Security Forces
Considers armed struggle outdated and focuses on surrender and mainstreaming
- Maoist leader killed
- Madvi Hidma
- Maoist leader targeted
- Thippiri Tirupathi
- Maoist leader killed in encounter
- Tech Shankar
- Number of Maoists arrested
- 50
- Number of weapons seized
- 39
Sources
Post Hidma’s Encounter, Security Forces Focus on Tirupathi
Armed Struggle Lost its Relevance in Changed Situation, Says Ex-Top Maoist Bhupathi
Additional DGP Says AP to be Maoist Free by Centre’s March 2026 Deadline
Not Seen Him For a Long Time, Can’t Go Anywhere to Collect His Body: Hidma’s Mother
MP’s Elite Anti-Naxal Force Commando Killed in Maoist Attack in Chhattisgarh
50 Maoists arrested in major crackdown in Andhra