Archive · 20 Nov 2025
MP Inspector's Funeral; Maoist Commander Hidma Cremated
A police inspector from Madhya Pradesh who died in a Maoist encounter was given a state funeral.
Meanwhile, the body of a top Maoist commander and his wife were cremated together in Chhattisgarh.
People reacted differently to the commander's death, with some mourning him and others celebrating his killing.
MP Hawk Force Inspector Ashish Sharma's last rites held with full state honours
Sharma killed in Maoist encounter, survived by wife and two children
Maoist commander Hidma and wife cremated on single pyre in Chhattisgarh
Hidma's death triggers mixed reactions, mourned by relatives, hailed by security forces
Intense security operations ongoing across state borders
- Who
- Inspector Ashish Sharma (MP Hawk Force), Madvi Hidma (Maoist commander), Madkam Raje (Hidma's wife)
- What
- Sharma's funeral, Hidma and Raje's cremation
- When
- November 18 (encounter), November 19 (funerals)
- Where
- Balaghat (MP) for Sharma, Puvarti (Chhattisgarh) for Hidma and Raje
- Why
- Sharma was killed in an anti-Maoist operation, Hidma and Raje were killed in an encounter with security forces
Security Forces
Maoist Supporters
Hidma's Death
Security Forces
Hailed as a turning point in counter-insurgency
Maoist Supporters
Mourned by relatives, seen as a loss to the Maoist cause
- Age of Inspector Sharma
- 31
- Gallantry medals earned by Sharma
- Two
- Hidma's role
- Most feared face of Maoist violence in Bastar
- Security forces deployed
- Large number around cremation ground and approach routes
