47 Maoist Cadres Surrender to Telangana Police

In Hyderabad on April 25, 2026, 47 underground cadres of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) surrendered to the Telangana Police, handing over 32 weapons and a cache of ammunition in a major blow to the group's operations in the region. The group, originating from Chhattisgarh's South Bastar division under the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, included senior leaders such as Hemla Iythu, alias Vijja, who served as a zonal committee member and in charge of the South Bastar Divisional Committee, and Podiyam Lachhu, alias Manoj, a divisional committee member and commander of the 9th Platoon in the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army.

The surrender took place at a police facility in Hyderabad, where Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy addressed reporters. He detailed that the cadres comprised one state committee member, three divisional committee members, 24 area committee members, and 19 party members, along with personnel from the 9th and 30th platoons. "Today, 47 Maoist cadres surrendered, belonging to the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, People's Liberation Guerrilla Army and 9th and 30th platoons of South Bastar," Reddy said. The decision to lay down...