Four Senior Maoist Leaders Surrender in Hyderabad

In a significant blow to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), top commander Tippiri Thirupati, alias Devuji, surrendered to authorities in Hyderabad on Tuesday, along with three other senior leaders of the outlawed group. The event, held in the presence of Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy, marks a further erosion of the organization's structure in the state.

Devuji, a native of Korutla in Jagtial district, had been underground for 44 years since joining the Maoist movement in 1983 as a student. Elevated to the party's Central Committee in 2001 and appointed in charge of its Central Military Commission in 2016, he served as a key strategist and Politburo member. Operating primarily from the Maad region in Chhattisgarh, Devuji was seen as a potential successor to the general secretary role following the death of Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, in a security operation in Chhattisgarh in May 2025. The other surrenders included Central Committee member Malla Raji Reddy, alias Sangram, who had been underground for 46 years; Telangana State Committee secretary Bade Chokka Rao, alias Damodar or Jagan, underground for 28 years; and State Committee...