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The Print
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Print
Wife of slain Maoist linked to 2003 attack on Naidu among those killed in police encounter
'She (Aruna) was a high-ranking Maoist with multiple pending cases and Rs 20 lakh bounty. Her death is a significant blow to the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) structure (of the maoists),' Rampachodavaram DSP GS Prasanth told PTI on Thursday. On Wednesday, three ultras — Venkata Ravi Lakshmi Chaitanya (Aruna), Gajarla Ravi (Uday) and Anju, were killed in an exchange of fire with Andhra Pradesh police at Kintukuru village in Alluri Seetharama Raju district. Rampachodavaram (Andhra Pradesh), June 19 (PTI) Venkata Ravi Lakshmi Chaitanya, wife of slain Maoist Chalapathi and a key figure in the 2003 attack on Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, was among the three Maoists killed in an exchange of fire with police recently. According to police, Aruna played a crucial role in the fatal attacks on former TDP MLAs K Sarveswara Rao and S Soma in 2018. Aruna hails from Karaka Vanipalem village in Visakhapatnam district's Pendurthi mandal. Her brother Ajath was killed in a previous encounter with police in Chittoor district, said the DSP. Similarly, Gajarla Ravi (Uday), who had a Rs 25 lakh reward on his head, was identified as an AOB Special Zonal Committee member hailing from Velishala village in Chityala mandal of Bhupalpally district in Telangana. The third Maoist was Anju, who had a bounty of Rs 1 lakh. Her exact role within the AOB network is under police investigation. The exchange of fire operation against the Maoists was carried out by the Greyhounds unit of the southern state's police on prior intelligence inputs. According to Prashant, all three rebels were killed in an early morning operation in Rampachodavaram forest on Wednesday and police believe more cadres may have escaped into the dense jungle. The security forces confiscated two AK-47 rifles and other Maoist paraphernalia from the spot. Meanwhile, Search operations have been intensified across agency regions. PTI MS STH ROH This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Top maoist leader shot: Gajarla Ravi killed in operation; rebel grip fades, no big leader left in Andhra Pradesh
HYDERABAD: With the encounter killing of CPI (Maoist) central committee member Gajarla Ravi, the banned outfit has lost its last top-level operative deployed in Andhra Pradesh. Ravi, a native of Telangana, was heading the crucial Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) special zonal committee. His death marks the complete elimination of all central committee members either operating in or originally from Andhra this year. A senior official said, "With Ravi gone, the central committee has no one left operating in Andhra. Andhra-origin members have also been wiped out." Though not from Andhra, Ravi had been overseeing Maoist operations in the AOB region, keeping the Andhra structure active after the loss of native leaders. His elimination deals a strategic blow to the organisation's command and coordination in Andhra territory. With no central committee leader now stationed in the state, the Maoist presence has suffered a significant leadership vacuum. While Andhra has been entirely wiped out from the top echelons, Telangana continues to dominate the central committee. Among the key Telangana leaders still active are Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu (Peddapalli), Thippiri Tirupathi alias Devji (Korutla), Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy alias Kosa, and Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram (Peddapalli).
New Indian Express
08-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Two senior cadre Maoists killed in Andhra's ASR encounter
VISAKHAPATNAM: Two senior cadre Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Yarlagadda panchayat, Y Ramavaram mandal, Alluri Sitarama Raju district, on Wednesday. The encounter began around 2:30 pm after security forces spotted Maoist movements and opened fire, which lasted for 20 minutes. Following the exchange, security personnel recovered the bodies of two Maoists — Takuri Pandana alias Jagan (57), a resident of Kommuluvada village in GK Veedhi Mandal, and Vagapodayam alias Ramesh of Kalimela block in Odisha. Pandana, a member of the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) Special Zonal Committee, carried a reward of Rs 20 lakh on his head. Ramesh was identified as a division committee member. This encounter comes just six days after two other exchange of fire incidents in the same mandal. Security forces recovered two AK-47 rifles and a.303 weapon from the site and launched a combing operation to trace 15-20 Maoists.
