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Hidma has developed an image of a hero among his cadres and eliminating him would be a major step towards weakening the Maoist movement in Bastar
Hidma has been named in a slew of major Naxal strikes, including the Jhiram valley attack in Darbha, Bastar in 2013 that killed senior Congress leaders like Mahendra Karma, Nand Kumar Patel and V C Shukla
Raipur: Dreaded Maoist leader Madvi Hidma has emerged as the mastermind of the last weekend s massacre of 22 security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh s Bastar region and the audacious attack has brought him into the limelight once again.
His age and looks are still a matter of speculation with security agencies suggesting he is around 45 years old. They just have a bundle of old photos of a young man who they believe is Hidma, who carries a cash reward of Rs 40 lakh for capture in Chhattisgarh.
Elusive Maoist leader Hidma in spotlight after latest attack
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Last Updated: Apr 06, 2021, 05:32 PM IST
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According to police, Hidma heads the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) battalion no. 1, the strongest military formation of the rebels in Dandakaranya which covers parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Maharashtra besides the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
A possible image of Hidma, one of the most wanted Maoist leaders
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Dreaded Maoist leader Madvi Hidma has emerged as the mastermind of the last weekend s massacre of 22 security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh s Bastar region and the audacious attack has brought him into the limelight once again.
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CPI (Maoist) issues statement, says it is ready to release captive officer if mediators were present
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Cremation of CRPF jawan Rajkumar Yadav, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, is performed with gun-salute, in Ayodhya, on April 6, 2021.
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CPI (Maoist) issues statement, says it is ready to release captive officer if mediators were present
Maoists released a statement on Tuesday that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commando who went missing after the April 3 encounter at Tarrem in Chattisgarh’s Sukma was in their custody.
The anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh was "poorly designed and incompetently executed", said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, a day after a senior official denied "intelligence failure" after 22 security personnel were killed in an ambush in Bastar.
Terrorists attack CRPF party in Handwara of North Kashmir
In a major Maoist attack last week, a total of 22 security personnel were killed and 31 injured in a fierce gun battle with a platoon of over 300 People s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur district, officials said. Central Reserve Police Force s (CRPFs) Rakeshwar Singh Manhas from the 3.25 lakh strong paramilitary force s elite CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) unit went missing, and per latest reports, he is in the captivity of Maoists.
Bijapur Superintendent of police Kamlochan Kashyap said the search efforts to trace the commando are underway. But the wife of the missing jawan broke down while sharing her grievance and appealing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back her husband. Meenu Manhas, while speaking to media, urged PM Modi to bring back her husband like how Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was brought back from Pakistan in February 2019.