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37 Maoists Surrender in Telangana
22 Nov, 2025
Summary
- 37 Maoist cadres, including three state committee members, surrendered to Telangana police.
- The surrendered cadre included individuals with decades of underground movement experience.
- Telangana police are actively persuading another key Maoist leader, Devji, to surrender.
In a significant development, thirty-seven Maoist cadres, including three state committee members, laid down their arms before the Telangana police this past Saturday. This mass surrender comes shortly after a security operation in Andhra Pradesh resulted in the deaths of senior leader Hidma and twelve others. Among the surrendered are individuals who dedicated over three decades to the underground movement, highlighting a potential shift in cadre morale.
Leading the surrendered group were state committee members Koyyada Sambaiah, Appasi Narayana, and Dandakaranya special zonal committee member Muchaki Somada. The majority of the cadre hailed from Chhattisgarh. The Telangana police are actively engaging in efforts to persuade CPI (Maoist) general secretary Thippiri Tirupathi, alias Devji, to also surrender, emphasizing a strategic approach to dismantling the organization.
Telangana police have committed to providing protection and rehabilitation facilities for all surrendered cadres, aligning with government policies. This initiative is a response to broader calls for peace and is part of an ongoing effort that has seen 465 Naxals surrender in the past eleven months, including senior central and state committee members.
