Telangana: 42 Maoists Surrender, Including PLGA Commander Sodi Malla

The surrender also included 36 firearms, involving five AK - 47 rifles, four SLR rifles, and 800 grams of gold, DGP Reddy stated.

Outlook News Desk

Curated by: Pritha Mukherjee

Updated on: 10 April 2026 5:20 pm

Published at: 10 April 2026 5:08 pm

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Summary of this article

42 Maoist members surrendered to Telengana police on Friday.
People's Liberation Guerrilla Army commander Sodi Malla surrendered too.
Weaponry surrendered includes AK-47s and SLRs along with 800 grams of gold hints.

42 Maoist members, including elite People’ s Liberation Guerrilla Army commander Sodi Malla, surrendered to Telangana police on Friday, April 10.

The group handed over a significant cache of weaponry including AK-47s and SLRs along with 800 grams of gold, hinting at a total collapse of the movement's local military infrastructure.

DGP B. Shivadhar Reddy declared the state free of armed CPI(Maoist) formations confirming that with the surrender of its leadership, the Telangana State Committee (TSC) of CPI (Maoist) has ceased to exist.

The ultras surrendered a total of 36 firearms. This includes five AK - 47 rifles, four SLR rifles, and 800 grams of gold, the DGP stated.

(with PTI inputs)