SAA event in Andhra Pradesh, Alluri Sitharamaraju area, India on Tue 18th November 2025

Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ Madvi Hidma is among six Maoists killed in exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Alluri Sitharamaraju District of Andhra Pradesh on November 18 (today), reports Ommcom News. The encounter took place in the Maredumilli Forest area when the Police from Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and personnel of the central paramilitary forces were engaged in a combing operation after receiving information about the presence of Maoists. Top Maoist ‘commander’ and CPI-Maoist ‘Central Committee (CC)’ member Madvi Hidma is reported to be among the Maoists killed in the encounter. The SFs are yet to confirm the death of Hidma, who was behind 26 armed attacks on Police and paramilitary forces. Hidma was considered the most wanted Maoist commander in India. The 43-year-old is chief of battalion number one of the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) battalion, which is said to be the most lethal Maoist strike unit. Hidma, who carries a reward of INR 5 million, was the only tribal from the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh in the CPI-Maoist Central Committee.