Andhra Pradesh: Three top-ranked Maoists killed in encounter

When the Greyhounds personnel were nearing them, the Maoists opened fire which the Greyhounds retaliated. Read further on Dynamite News:

Paderu: Three top-ranked Maoists, including central committee Member Gajarla Ravi alias Uday were killed in a fierce encounter with the Greyhounds personnel at Rampachodavaram village early on Wednesday.

Greyhound Team

According to the police, a Greyhound team conducted combing at Kondamodalu, Koyyalagudem and Chintakur villages between Rampachodavaram and Maredumilli mandal in the forest area. The Greyhound team noticed the movements of Maoists near Devipatnam forest area.

When the Greyhounds personnel were nearing them, the Maoists opened fire which the Greyhounds retaliated. Sources said that Maoists central committee member Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, Andhra-Odisha Border ACM Anju and special zone committee member Aruna were killed in the encounter.

Recovered Items

The police recovered three AK 47 rifles and ammunition from the encounter site. One of the deceased, Aruna, was the wife of one of the Maoists' top leaders and Central Committee member Chalapathi Rao, who was killed in an encounter in January, 2025 at the AP-Odisha border. Aruna was an accused in the killings of the then MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Somu in the combined Visakhapatnam in 2018 at Dumbiguda village.

Another deceased Gajarla Ravi alias Uday was carrying a reward Rs 25 lakh while Aruna was carrying Rs 20 lakh reward. Aruna belonged to Karakavanipalem of Pendurthi mandal near Visakhapatnam. Additional police forces were deployed from Maredumilliu and Devipatnam to the encounter site.

The bodies of the three deceased Maoists were being shifted to the GGH in Rampachodavarm, police sources said. This is the first major encounter with the Maoists in Andhra Pradesh since bifurcation of the combined AP state in 2014.

Earlier this month on 7 June, security forces got success in killing seven Maoist leaders during anti-Naxal operations here in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.

Anti-Naxal operations have been conducted in the national park area for the last three days. In this operation seven Naxalite bodies have been recovered after encounters at several places on 05, 06, and 07 June.

The bodies of Central Committee member Gautam alias Sudhakar and Telangana State Committee member Bhaskar are also included among the killed Naxalites.

Hardcore Maoists Surrender

In a significant development, 24 hardcore Maoists, carrying a total bounty of ₹87.5 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. Among them, 20 Maoists had rewards ranging from ₹50,000 to ₹10 lakh announced for their capture.

The surrenders are seen as a positive outcome of the government's effective Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy-2025 and the 'Niyad Nella Naar Yojana'