Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy briefs the media at a press conference after 47 CPI (Maoist) underground operatives — comprising senior functionaries from the DKSZC and South Bastar divisions — voluntarily joined the national mainstream, surrendering 32 firearms to Telangana Police in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: NationPress)
Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: Telangana DGP B. Shivadhar Reddy examines the cache of 32 firearms laid down by 47 CPI (Maoist) cadres who renounced armed insurgency and surrendered to Telangana Police in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: NationPress)
Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: Telangana's top police official, DGP B. Shivadhar Reddy, reviews the weapons arsenal — comprising 32 firearms — handed over by 47 CPI (Maoist) underground cadres upon their voluntary surrender to Telangana Police in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: NationPress)
Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: A total of 32 firearms were handed over to Telangana Police as 47 CPI (Maoist) cadres gave up insurgency and surrendered in Hyderabad. DGP B. Shivadhar Reddy personally inspected the recovered weapons on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy stands alongside a former CPI (Maoist) cadre who chose to abandon the armed movement and surrender to Telangana Police in Hyderabad on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: Telangana DGP B. Shivadhar Reddy is pictured with a CPI (Maoist) cadre who renounced the Naxalite ideology and voluntarily surrendered before Telangana Police in Hyderabad on Saturday, marking a significant step toward mainstreaming former insurgents. (Photo: NationPress)
Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy welcomes a surrendering CPI (Maoist) cadre who gave up armed struggle and chose to reintegrate into mainstream society before Telangana Police in Hyderabad on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Hyderabad, April 25, 2026: A total of 47 CPI (Maoist) underground cadres — notably DKSZC member and South Bastar DVC in-charge Hemla Iythu alias Vijja, along with DVCM and 9th Platoon commander Podium Lachu alias Manoj — surrendered their arms and joined the mainstream by handing over 32 firearms to Telangana Police in Hyderabad on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)