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Hans India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Three Maoists killed in encounter with police
Visakhapatnam: Based on credible information about the movement of outlawed CPI (Maoist) cadre, an operation was conducted by Alluri Sitarama Raju District Police parties in the Kintukuru forest area, under the jurisdiction of Rampachodavaram police station, informed Amit Bardar, Superintendent of Police, ASR district. Briefing the media in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, the SP said, 'While the police party was conducting a combing operation at around 7 am on June 18, Maoists unexpectedly opened fire on the police.' In response, the police returned fire in self-defence. During the ensuing exchange of fire, two women and one male, all belonging to the CPI (Maoist), died in the incident, the SP informed. The deceased Maoists were identified as Gajarla Ravi alias Uday alias Ganesh (CCM), Venkata Ravi Chaithanya alias Aruna alias Ruppi (SZCM), Anju alias Mase (PM). More than 150 criminal cases were registered against Gajarla Ravi and Venkata Ravi Chaithanya, while 22 criminal cases were registered against Anju. In recent times, these three Maoists escaped from the last three exchanges of fires that occurred at Sesharayi of PS limits and Kantavaram and Kakulamamidi of Mampa PS limits. They were part of major violent incidents including former MLA murder case, Kotagunnala blasting in Annavaram PS limits, Balimela incident, Kondrum IED Blasting etc. From the scene of the incident, AK 47 rifles- 03, kit bags, empty rounds, cash, Maoist literature, olive green dresses and other items were recovered. Amit Bardar stated that if any Maoists wish to surrender before the police, the Alluri district police are ready to facilitate it.
India Gazette
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Chhattisgarh:
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 20 (ANI): In a significant setback to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, P Sundarraj, announced that security forces have dealt a major blow to the outfit. On June 17, Andhra Pradesh police recovered the bodies of Central Committee member Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, committee member Aruna, and another cadre, Anju, following an operation targeting the outlawed group. 'Effective action was taken against the banned and illegal CPI Maoist organisation... In this connection, on June 17, the bodies of Central Committee member Gajarla Ravi alias Uday and committee member Aruna and another cadre Anju were recovered by the Andhra Pradesh team. This caused a big loss to the Maoist organisation... This will reduce the activities of Maoists in the area...,' IG Sundarraj said. Earlier on Wednesday, a senior Naxal couple, active in Left Wing Extremism for the past 25 years, surrendered before the police and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Chhattisgarh's Mohla Manpur district, which served as a huge setback to CPI Maoists. The couple, Jeevan Tulavi (45) alias Ram Tulavi and his wife Agasha (35) alias Aarti Korram, surrendered before Inspector General (IG) Rajnandgaon Range Abhishek Shandilya, Superintendent of Police YP Singh, and Commandant of 27 Battalion ITBP Vivek Kumar Pandey, along with officers from 44 Battalion ITBP. According to an official release from the ITBP, Jeevan Tulavi, a resident of Parvidih village under Mohla police station, was a Divisional Committee Member (DVCM) and the Education Unit Commander of the Maad Division. He had been declared a reward of Rs 8 lakh. Tulavi joined the CPI (Maoist) in 2008 and initially worked with the military wing of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) in South Rajnandgaon. Post-2012- 13, he was assigned to the Mobile Political School (MOPOS) of the Maad Division as a teacher propagating Maoist ideology. He has since led the division's education unit, travelling extensively across villages in Abujhmad and conducting ideological training through the Mobile Academic School (MAS). His wife, Agasha, is a resident of Telitola village under Mohla police station. She served as an Area Committee Member (ACM), worked with the press team of the Maad Division, and was the head of the Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM) -- the cultural wing of the Maoists. Since the early 2000s, she has been involved as a singer, dancer, poet, orator, and composer, apart from handling computer operations and preparing press releases for the extremist group. (ANI)
The Hindu
4 days ago
- The Hindu
A.P. Police agree to handover mortal remains of three top Maoists gunned down in exchange of fire to their family members
The mortal remains of the three Maoists, who were gunned down in an exchange of fire in Maredumilli forest, would be handed over to their respective families to conduct last rites in a respectful manner, Rampachodavaram Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Sai Prasanth said. On June 18, three Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire and they were identified as Central Committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist) and secretary Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) Gajarla Ravi alias Uday and Raavi Venkat Chaitanya alias Aruna of Pendurthi in Visakhapatnam district, South Zonal Committee member and party member Anju of Konta block in Chhattisgarh, confirmed the DSP. The exchange of fire took place along the Pamuleru stream near Akooru village in Maredumilli forest cover in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Sai Prasanth said: 'We have shown the mortal remains of the three Maoists to their family members at the Rampachodavaram Area Hospital. The mortal remains of all the three Maoists will be handed over to their families in a very respectable manner. If need be, we will also provide logistic support for the transportation of the mortal remains.' The inquest on the dead bodies of the Maoists has been completed for the post-mortem. The dead bodies are likely to be handed over to the family members by Thursday evening.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
3 senior Maoists killed in ASR district encounter
Paderu (ASR district): IN another blow to the CPI (Maoist), three top Maoist leaders were killed by security forces in an intense gun battle in the dense forests near Kondamodalu, close to Kintukuru village in Devipatnam mandal of the Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district. The operation marks one of the most significant anti-Maoist strikes in the Andhra–Odisha Border (AOB) region in recent years. The encounter, which took place early Tuesday, resulted in the deaths of three high-ranking Maoists. Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, a Central Committee member; Ravi Venka Chaitanya alias Aruna, a Special Zonal Committee member and wife of recently deceased top Maoist leader Pratapareddy Ramachandra Reddy (also known as Chalapathi Rao); and Anju, an Area Committee Member (ACM) in the AOB Special Zonal Committee. Security forces, acting on credible intelligence, launched a swift operation in the Kondamodalu forest area after reports indicated the presence of a group of 12–16 armed Maoists. The gun battle lasted for approximately 25 minutes, during which the three Maoists were killed. The remaining cadres fled deep into the forest, prompting a massive combing operation in the surrounding areas. Three AK-47 assault rifles and other material were recovered from the encounter site. Police officials confirmed that reinforcement units from Devipatnam police station were quickly dispatched to secure the area and support the operation. Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, a veteran Maoist operative since the 1980s, was previously involved in peace talks with the Andhra Pradesh government and had a Rs 25 lakh bounty on his head. Aruna, who carried a Rs 20 lakh reward, was accused in the high-profile 2018 assassination of then MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma near Dumbriguda. She hailed from Karakavani Palem in Pendurthi mandal, Visakhapatnam district. Police said that the bodies of the deceased Maoists were shifted to Rampachodavaram Area Hospital for post-mortem examination. A senior police official hailed the operation as a significant success in the fight against Maoist extremism in the region. The elimination of key leadership figures is expected to severely impact the strategic and operational capacities of Maoist units in the AOB zone, which has been a long-standing stronghold. Combing operations are ongoing to trace the fleeing Maoists, and police have appealed to local villagers to cooperate and share any suspicious movements or information.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
CPI (Maoist) central committee member, 2 others gunned down
Representative Image VISHAKHAPATNAM/NEW DELHI: Senior Maoist leader Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, member of CPI(Maoist) central committee (CC), was killed by Andhra Pradesh police on Wednesday in an encounter in Alluri Sitarama Raju district of the state. With his neutralisation, the total strength of the CC has shrunk to 13, including the four remaining politburo members, report Siva G & Bharti Jain. Two other senior Naxal leaders - state zonal committee member Ravi Venka Chaitanya alias Aruna and area committee member Anju - were also eliminated. Aruna is wife of another slain CC member Ramachandra Reddy Pratap Reddy alias Chalapathi, who was killed by the anti-Naxal forces in Chhattisgarh in Jan. Gajarla Ravi is the fifth CC member to be neutralised this year. Ravi was killed in an encounter between Maredumilli and Rampachodavaram areas in ASR district. Ravi and Aruna carried rewards of Rs 25 lakh and Rs 20 lakh respectively, and were accused of several killings in AP and Odisha.
