New Delhi : In a major success for security forces, notorious Naxal commander Madvi Hidma was killed during an encounter in the East Godavari area of Andhra Pradesh. Hidma, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, was neutralised along with his second wife, Raje alias Rajakka, and four other Naxal cadres. The encounter, carried out by Greyhound forces, targeted the highly dangerous PLGA Battalion-1 unit, which Hidma led.

Madvi Hidma, also known as Hidmallu and Santosh, was the youngest member of the Central Committee of CPI (Maoist). Born in Purvati village, South Sukma, Chhattisgarh, he joined the Naxal movement in his teens and rose to become the face of Naxal operations in Bastar and southern Chhattisgarh.

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