VIJAYAWADA: A day after one of the top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma was gunned down, Andhra Pradesh police on Wednesday said that at least six Maoists were killed by security forces in a fresh encounter in the Rampachodavaram forest area of the state.

Speaking to the media, ADG-Intelligence Maheshchandra Laddha said that the Maoists are trying to enter Andhra Pradesh from Chhattisgarh and Telangana, further urging them to surrender.

“There was another exchange of fire in the Rampachodavaram forest area of the Andhra Pradesh Agency. At least six Maoists were killed in the exchange of fire between security forces and Maoists. It is better for the remaining Maoists to surrender. Maoists are trying to enter AP from Chhattisgarh and Telangana. We have set up tight surveillance and are monitoring

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