Madvi Hidma, a top Maoist commander who led 26 armed attacks against security forces and civilians, was gunned down in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Tuesday.

Hidma (43), who was involved in major ambushes, including the 2010 Dantewada attack and the 2013 Jhiram Valley massacre, had long been under the surveillance of security forces.

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