Telangana Declared Naxal Free After 42 Cadres Surrender
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Law Mail Desk
New Delhi, April 11, 2026:
Telangana has been declared Naxal-free following the surrender of 42 cadres.
Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy announced that the state is now free of armed Maoist presence after 42 cadres of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), including PLGA commander Sodi Malla, surrendered.
The DGP said the Telangana State Committee has been completely dismantled. Mr Reddy said 42 Maoists surrendered along with 36 firearms, including five AK-47 rifles, four SLR rifles, two country-made grenades, 1,007 live rounds of ammunition of various calibres, and 800 grams of gold.
The DGP said police are taking the help of surrendered Maoists to detect IEDs planted by ultras in different areas and remove them. A total of 761 Maoists have surrendered to Telangana Police between 2024 and 2026, along with 302 firearms.