Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Tribal Man Dies in IED Blast in Karreguttalu Hills
A 55-year-old tribal man named Madakam Nageswara Rao went into the forest with five others to collect bamboo.
He stepped on an explosive device while returning through the Karreguttalu hills.
The blast badly injured him.
His companions used clothes and a wooden carrier to take him through the forest.
They tried to reach a safer place, but he died before getting there.
Police later brought his body to a government hospital for an examination.
The hills had recently been declared free of Maoist activity.
Police are checking who planted the explosive and when it was placed.
Madakam Nageswara Rao, 55, was killed when an IED exploded in the Karreguttalu hills.
He had gone with five others to collect bamboo and reportedly stepped on the device while returning.
His companions carried him several kilometres through the forest, but he died before reaching safety.
Nageswara Rao’s body was brought to Nugur Colony and later sent for a postmortem examination.
Police are investigating whether Maoists planted the IED and whether it had been placed earlier.
- Who
- Madakam Nageswara Rao, 55, of Nugur Colony, and five companions.
- What
- Nageswara Rao was killed when an improvised explosive device exploded beneath him.
- When
- The incident occurred on Wednesday; his body reached Nugur Colony early Thursday.
- Where
- In the Karreguttalu hills, near the Palem project area in Venkatapuram mandal.
- Why
- He was reportedly returning from collecting bamboo when he stepped on the IED; police are investigating who planted it and when.
- Victim
- Madakam Nageswara Rao, 55
- Location
- Karreguttalu hills, Venkatapuram mandal
- Activity
- Collecting bamboo
- Group
- Nageswara Rao was traveling with five others
- Rescue attempt
- Companions carried him several kilometres using a makeshift sling and doli
- Police action
- Police began an inquiry and shifted the body for postmortem examination
- Investigation
- Police are examining possible Maoist involvement and when the IED was planted