Andhra Pradesh Police told the High Court that top Maoist leaders Devuji and Malla Raji Reddy are not in their custody, refuting claims made in a habeas corpus petition. The court asked the petitioner to provide evidence and adjourned the matter to Friday

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Police told the state High Court on Thursday that CPI (Maoist) General Secretary Thippiri Tirupathi, alias Devuji, and another top Maoist leader, Malla Raji Reddy, were not in the custody of the state police.

The police conveyed this to the High Court when it took up a hearing on a habeas corpus petition filed by one Gangadhar of Telangana, seeking direction to Andhra Pradesh Police to produce Devuji and Raji Reddy in the court.

The police, however, denied that the two leaders are in their custody. It informe

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