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Hyderabad: Senior CPI (Maoist) functionary Tippiri Tirupati, besides known arsenic Devji, has reportedly surrendered to Telangana police, dealing 1 of the heaviest blows yet to the equipped insurgency arsenic the Centre presses toward a March 31 deadline to extremity Maoist unit nationwide. The 60-year-old Devji, believed to beryllium a Maoist wide caput who carries a reward of Rs 25 lakh successful Telangana, surrendered successful Mulugu district, according to information sources. Police person not yet formally announced the surrender, which is expected to beryllium made authoritative successful coming days.Devji, a autochthonal of Karimnagar district, was elevated to wide caput astir 8 months agone aft information forces killed erstwhile enactment main Nambala Keshava Rao, known arsenic Basavaraju, successful May 2025.
Up to 20 equipped cadres are besides expected to surrender alongside Devji, the sources said.The improvement comes arsenic Union govt intensifies unit nether Operation Kagar, its nationwide propulsion to dismantle left-wing extremism. Union location curate Amit Shah has acceptable March 2026 arsenic the deadline to destruct Maoist insurgency crossed the country.Telangana police's Special Intelligence Bureau, which handles anti-Maoist operations, is monitoring the situation.
Senior officials declined comment.CPI (Maoist) has been reeling from enactment losses implicit the past year. The surrender of elder politburo subordinate Mallojula Venugopal, known arsenic Sonu, was earlier seen arsenic a turning point. Several different apical functionaries, including Ashanna, person laid down arms successful the past six months.While galore Telangana-born Maoist functionaries surrendered successful neighbouring Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh implicit the past year, Devji's surrender to Telangana constabulary would marque him the highest-ranking Maoist ever to springiness himself up to a information bureau successful the state.Devji joined the insurgency successful the aboriginal 1980s.
