Archive · 23 Nov 2025
37 Maoists Surrender, Top Leaders Die in Encounters
37 Maoists, including top leaders and young women, gave up their fight and surrendered to the police in Telangana.
They handed over their weapons and said they wanted to join the government's rehabilitation programs.
This is a big win for the police, who have been putting pressure on the Maoists for a while now.
Meanwhile, 13 Maoists, including a top leader, died in encounters with security forces in Andhra Pradesh.
37 Maoists surrendered in Telangana, including top state committee members
Largest single-day surrender this year, marking a strategic victory for state's operations
Surrendered cadre handed over a substantial cache of weapons and ammunition
25 women, many in their early 20s, cited disillusionment and desire for rehabilitation as reasons for surrender
Surrender follows recent pressure from security forces and major encounters in Dandakaranya and South Bastar
- Who
- 37 Maoists (Telangana) and 13 Maoists (Andhra Pradesh), including top leaders
- What
- Surrendered (Telangana) and died in encounters (Andhra Pradesh)
- When
- Saturday (Telangana) and recent (Andhra Pradesh)
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana (Telangana) and Maredumilli forest, Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Pradesh)
- Why
- To avail government rehabilitation schemes and due to disillusionment with the ideology (Telangana) and due to encounters with security forces (Andhra Pradesh)
Maoists
Government
Reason for surrender/death
Maoists
Disillusionment with ideology, physical exhaustion, desire for rehabilitation (Telangana), Reluctance to surrender (Telangana), Encounters with security forces (Andhra Pradesh)
Government
Relentless pressure from security forces, recent encounters (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)
- Number of surrendered
- 37
- Top leaders surrendered
- Koyyada Sambaiah (Azad), Appasi Narayana (Ramesh)
- Number of women surrendered
- 25
- Weapons handed over
- AK-47, 2 SLRs, 4 .303 rifles, 1 G3 rifle, 343 live rounds
- Remaining active Maoists in Telangana
- 64 (including 9 active in the state)
- Number of Maoists killed in encounters
- 13
- Top leader killed in encounters
- Madvi Hidma (Central Committee member)
Sources
37 Maoists, Including Senior Leaders And Young Women, Surrender In Telangana
Maoist Central Committee Weakens After Encounters, Surrender of Extremists
Post-Mortems Of All Maoists Killed In Two Encounters Completed
Chhattisgarh deputy CM to take surrendered Maoists to state assembly
