Six Maoists were killed in an encounter in Maredumilli agency in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Tuesday (November 18, 2025). Among the killed were top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, who was the Central Committee Member and South Bastar Battalion Commandant of the banned CPI (Maoist), and his wife Madakam Raje, the Chhattisgarh State Zonal Committee Member.
Maoist movement suffers a serious setback with encounter of Madvi Hidma
Seven more Maoists of the CPI (Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in the Maredumilli forests on Wednesday (November 19, 2025). Metturi Joga Rao alias Tech Shankar, a top Maoist leader who was the CPI (Maoist) Central Committee Member in charge of Andhra Odisha Border (AOB), was among those killed.
Left Wing Extremism in Andhra Pradesh
Alluri Sitarama Raju is the only district in Andhra Pradesh that is currently affected with Left Wing Extremism (LWE), according to a respone provided in the Lok Sabha (on December 10, 2024) by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai.
