Maoists needed to make use of Andhra cities for refuge and regroup, says ADGP Mahesh Laddha

Andhra Pradesh will likely be declared as Maoist-free quickly and police will obtain the goal by March 2026, deadline given by the Centre, mentioned Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Laddha.

Maoists have chosen Andhra Pradesh as shelter zone, and lots of of them from Chhattisgarh forests have been taking shelter at completely different locations within the State, Mr. Laddha mentioned whereas producing the arrested Maoists earlier than the mediapersons in Vijayawada on Wednesday (November 19, 2025). They could be produced within the involved courts, he added.

“The Madvi Hidma battalion was divided into teams and so they have been staying in numerous districts for over a month. Police who have been ready for a possibility started the operation on November 17, by which six have been killed in ASR District, and over 50 have been arrested in Krishna, Eluru, NTR, Konaseema and Kakinada districts,” Mr. Laddha mentioned.

Giving the main points of the operation by which 50 Maoists have been arrested, which was for the primary time within the State, the State Intelligence Chief mentioned as a result of heavy blow inflicted on to the Maoists, as a part of Operation Kagar, throughout all LWE affected states Such as Chhattisgarh, Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) and Maharashtra, the Maoists have been pressured to come back out of their hideout in Chhattisgarah and transfer into Andhra Pradesh.

“Some hardcore Naxalites, together with the Special Zonal Committee Members, Divisional and Area Committee Members entered into AP, and have been conducting ‘recce’ at some locations and targets. They deliberate to revive the motion by creating violence within the State after which escape into AOB area,” Mr. Laddha mentioned.

Police, OCTOPUS (Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations) and the Greyhounds police used drones, stored steady surveillance on the Maoists, and carried out the operation within the State. More surrenders are anticipated within the coming days, he mentioned.

“Maoists ideology has gone defunct and issues have modified. We enchantment to the Maoists to shun violence and give up earlier than the federal government. Police intensified combing for the Naxalites, who escaped from police on Tuesday (Nov.18),” the Intelligence ADGP mentioned.

The police groups arrested crucial cadres and seized 45 weapons, 280 cartridges, 270 rounds of ammunition, communication tools, about ₹12 lakh in money and Maoist literature from them.

“Of the 50 surrendered Maoists, 28 have been natives of Bastar district, 21 have been from Sukma and one Naxalite hails from Narayanapur district. There is not any Maoists menace within the State, as of now,” Mr. Laddha identified.

The surrendered Naxalites could be rehabilitated correctly as per the give up coverage, the Intelligence ADGP added.

IGPs S.V. Rajashekar Babu, P.H.D. Ramakrishna and G.V.G. Ashok Kumar, Superintendents of Police Bindu Madhav, V. Vidya Sagar Naidu and Okay. Pratap Shiva Kishore and different officers have been current.