In a major success in the anti-Naxal operation, the police neutralised seven dreaded Naxalites in the Mulugu district of Telangana. Providing the information, SP Mulugu Dr Shabarish said that the encounter between the police and Naxalites ensued in the Eturu Nagaram forest area.
The encounter started during a combing operation in the forest area of Eturnagaram between Greyhounds by an elite anti-naxal force of Telangana Police and the ultras, police said. “Seven Maoists were killed in the exchange of fire”, a senior police official said, adding two AK 47 rifles were among the weapons seized from the scene.
Among those killed in the encounter, one was identified as Kursam Mangu alias Bhadru alias Papanna (35), Secretary of Telangana State Committee (Yellandu Narsampet) of the banned CPI (Maoist), he said. The other deceased have been identified as Egolapu Mallaiah alias Madhu (43), secretary of Eturunagaram Mahadeshpur, Mussaki Deval alias Karunakar (22), Mussaki Jamuna (23), Jaisingh (25), Kishore (22), and Kamesh (23).
This is the biggest encounter in the combined Warangal district after 14 years. Meanwhile, a major encounter took place in Telangana in September this year. A major encounter took place in Gundala and Karikagudem mandals on the border of Bhadradri-Mulugu districts.
While the Greyhounds forces were conducting a combing operation in the forest area of Niladripet, they were confronted by Maoists. This led to a fierce exchange of fire between the police and the Maoists. Six Maoists from the Lachanna unit were killed in this firing.
It can be said that the movements of Maoists have not been very much in Telangana for a long time. Their movements have decreased as the police have been combing the forests on the Telangana borders. Although there have been sporadic encounters, the Maoists have not been killed on this scale.
On the other hand, the Maoist party has decided to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army from December 2 to 8 across Telangana. It has decided to celebrate the week-long celebrations in the backdrop of the Koyyuru encounter being celebrated.
