Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) Top Maoist leader Devuji, also known as Thippiri Tirupati, who recently surfaced from underground and joined the mainstream, has appealed to the government to seek the lifting of the ban on the Communist Party of India (Maoist), saying the organisation is willing to function legally and disband its armed wing if it is allowed political space.Thippiri Tirupati alias Devuji spent 44 years underground and served as a Politburo and Central Committee member as well as the h…
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Hyderabad, March 7 (IANS) In the biggest-ever surrender by Maoists in Telangana, 130 cadres of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) laid down their arms before Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy here on Saturday The Maoists, including 125 belonging to Chhattisgarh, surrendered their 124 weapons at an event held at the Integrated Command Control Centre in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy, and other senior officials.Police said …
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Six top Maoists of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist, who surrendered before the Telangana Police, recently called on Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy here on Friday. The surrendered Maoists, including Thippiri Tirupati alias Devuji, who was the Central Committee Member, Politburo Member and Central Military Commission (CMC) In-charge of CPI-Maoist, and Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram, who was the CPI-Maoist Central Committee Member, met the Chief Minister at the …
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Topmost Maoist leader Thippiri Tirupati, alias Devji, has reportedly surrendered before Telangana Police.In what is considered the biggest blow to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), its general secretary Devji surrendered before police in Asifabad forests in the united Adilabad district, sources said on Sunday.Sixteen Maoists also laid down their arms along with Devji, who had been leading the outfit after the killing of Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, wh…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against a senior woman commander of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) in connection with the abduction and murder of a villager during a ‘Jan Adalat’ held in Chhattisgarh in 2023, NIA officials said on Friday. The charge sheet, submitted before the NIA Special Court in Jagdalpur city of Bastar, names Raje Kange alias Malti alias Nirmala, Commander of the Raoghat Area Committee, as the prime accus…
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for security forces in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit region, a joint team uncovered and neutralised a significant Maoist explosives dump hidden in the forested hills near Kursingbahar village under Barsur police station in Dantewada district.According to senior police officials the seized cache included a 174-kilogram barrel-type Improvised Explosive Device, one Barrel Grenade Launcher, five bundles of cordex wire each six meters long, six electric d…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 15 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for Chhattisgarh’s anti-Maoist campaign, 52 cadres of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) laid down arms and surrendered to security forces, marking a significant step toward peace in the Bastar region. The ceremony, held under the theme “Poona Margem: Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation – A New Beginning of Peace and Trust”, reflected the success of the state government’s rehabilitation policy coupled with development initiatives s…
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) In yet another blow to the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist, top Maoist commander Barse Deva has surrendered before the Telangana Police.Deva, who is a high-ranking commander of Battalion No. 1 of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), laid down arms before Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy.Fifteen other Maoists have also surrendered along with Deva, who hails from Chhattisgarh and was long considered a central figure in the Maoist milit…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) “Proud of our forces for this remarkable success. Our Government is committed to eliminating the menace of Maoism and ensuring a life of peace and progress for our people,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on his official social media account in May 2025, praising security forces after the neutralisation of 27 Maoists, including CPI-Maoist General Secretary Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju.This sentiment captured the year’s momentum, as PM Modi repeatedly emphasised…