Hyderabad, Nov. 20 -- The Andhra Pradesh police on Wednesday announced the arrest of 50 Communist Party of India (Maoist) operatives across Krishna, Eluru, NTR Vijayawada, Kakinada and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema districts, delivering a major blow to the organization's South Bastar and Dandakaranya networks.

The detained individuals include three Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) members, logistics experts, communication operatives and armed platoon members, party members , many of whom were closely associated with Madvi Hidma, the central committee member, who was killed in a major encounter at Maredumilli forests in Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Tuesday morning.

Producing the arrested Maoists before the reporters at Vija...