SAA event in Telangana, Karreguttalu Forest, Bhadradri Kothagudem District area, India on Thu 5th March 2026

Nearly 100 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including ‘commanders’ and ‘divisional committee members (DCMs)’, have surrendered before the Telangana Police in Hyderabad District of Telangana, reports The Times of India on March 5. Acting on GPS coordinates provided by the surrendered cadres, Security Forces (SFs) recovered at least 70 weapons from Maoist dumps in the Karreguttalu Forest belt spanning Mulugu and Bhadradri Kothagudem Districts. Bomb Disposal teams cleared mines before Greyhounds and other Police units retrieved the cache, which included AK-47s, INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifles and Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs). Police said the surrendered cadres are likely to be officially presented on Thursday (March 5) or in the coming days. Among them include battalion and company-level commanders of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), armed fighters, bodyguards, support staff and a few ‘DCMs’ from Telangana and Chhattisgarh. The senior leaders who laid down arms were Korsa Lakku, a company ‘commander’ of a PLGA battalion; Uike Kallu, a ‘company platoon commander’; Chalasani Navatha alias Chandra; and Aruna and Sudhakar, both of ‘DCM’ rank.