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Chilli spray, 15 arrests: How Delhi pollution protests unfolded at India Gate

Chilli spray, 15 arrests: How Delhi pollution protests unfolded at India Gate

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Updated on: Nov 24, 2025 11:41 am IST Delhi pollution protest: Posters and slogans praising slain Maoist commander Madvi Hidma were raised at the protest. A protest against Delhi’s worsening air quality at India Gate spiralled into violence on Sunday evening, with police arresting over 15 demonstrators after some allegedly used chilli spray on personnel attempting to clear the blocked road. People raise slogans during a protest against worsening air quality in the national capital, at the India Gate, in New Delhi.(PTI) The protests also witnessed slogans and posters praising slain Maoist commander Madvi Hidma. Here are the 10 key developments of the Delhi air quality protests: Protest turns tense at India Gate: Demonstrators gathered at the C-Hexagon to protest Delhi’s severe air pollution, demanding long-term solutions instead of what they called “cosmetic” government steps. 2. Chilli spray used on police: Police said protesters refused to move despite repeated requests to clear the way for ambulances. During the scuffle, several demonstrators allegedly used chilli or pepper spray on officers – an “unusual” first, according to …

Delhi AQI Protesters Shout Slogans Supporting Eliminated Maoist Commander Madvi Hidma | India News

Delhi AQI Protesters Shout Slogans Supporting Eliminated Maoist Commander Madvi Hidma | India News

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Last Updated:November 23, 2025, 23:49 IST Madvi Hidma, one of the country’s most infamous Maoist commanders, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitaramaraju district Protest against rising pollution in Delhi (Credits: ANI) During a protest in Delhi over the worsening Air Quality Index (AQI), some protestors were heard shouting “Long Live Hidma” (“Hidma amar rahe”). A video shared by ANI showed participants raising the slogan as they held placards. Madvi Hidma is one of India’s most notorious Maoist leaders, who was killed in an encounter with security forces in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitaramaraju district on November 18. He earned a bounty of Rs 1 crore. BJP Takes Sharp Jibe The BJP slammed the “activists” raising slogans motivated by “regressive Communist agenda”. “For the last decade, Delhi had an Urban Naxal as Chief Minister, and despite the city choking year after year, there were no major protests demanding cleaner air. But the moment BJP swept to power in Delhi, suddenly we have “activists” staging protests in the name of pollution …

50 more Maoists held in major crackdown across Andhra

50 more Maoists held in major crackdown across Andhra

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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 arrested Maoists produced before the media on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO) 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 Vijayawada, state additional director general of police (intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Laddha said this intelligence-led, multi-agency operation was “pin point, silent and coordinated,” planned under the leadership of director general of police Harish Kumar Gupta and special intelligence bureau chief P H D Ramakrishna. “This multi-district operation followed the major exchange of fire that took place in Maredumilli area of Rampachodavaram sub-division where …

Is this the end of Maoists? Telangana DGP offers perspective on what Madvi Hidma’s killing means

Is this the end of Maoists? Telangana DGP offers perspective on what Madvi Hidma’s killing means

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The death of Madvi Hidma (51), the most wanted leader left within the Naxal ranks and the man responsible for some of the bloodiest attacks on security forces, in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, is a deadly final blow to the Maoists”, Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy believes. Speaking to The Indian Express, Reddy said, “The Maoist movement can be considered over now because he was the last recognised leader. Hidma may not be known in other parts of the country, but he had Chhattisgarh, especially Bastar, under his control, and his death means the end of Maoists in the state. There are no other leaders worthy of mention, and cadres are jumping ship. We can say that Hidma’s death finally ends the Maoists in India.” Reddy, who headed the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) in undivided Andhra Pradesh, worked along with other officers to infiltrate the Maoist movement in his state and decimated it, forcing top leaders to flee to Odisha, Chhattisgarh or Jharkhand. Story continues below this ad Reddy was Deputy Inspector …

‘Work according to Constitution’: After Hidma encounter, surrendered Maoist leader Bhupati appeals to cadre | Mumbai News

‘Work according to Constitution’: After Hidma encounter, surrendered Maoist leader Bhupati appeals to cadre | Mumbai News

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A day after top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma was killed in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh, the Gadchiroli police in Maharashtra on Wednesday released a video featuring surrendered leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu alias Bhupati, in which he appealed to the cadre to leave the movement and surrender before the security forces. In the video, Bhupati, 70, a senior Maoist leader who surrendered in October along with 60 cadres, says that he has been receiving news of encounters. “Since this morning, I have been receiving news of an encounter, in which six comrades, including Hidma, have lost their lives. This is a cause for concern. On this occasion, I want to inform all of you that we put down our weapons nearly 1.5 months ago. As you all know, we realised that in these changed circumstances, we cannot continue the struggle with weapons, and with this thought, we came amongst the common people,” Bhupati says, stressing that “we can work to solve the issues of the people according to the Constitution.” The video comes …

Madvi Hidma’s Encounter: Who Are The 5 Others Killed With The Most Wanted Maoist Commander? | India News

Madvi Hidma’s Encounter: Who Are The 5 Others Killed With The Most Wanted Maoist Commander? | India News

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Last Updated:November 18, 2025, 12:48 IST Hidma was a Central Committee member and leader of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee responsible for at least 26 lethal armed attacks Top maoist commander Madvi Hidma, behind 26 armed attacks, killed in encounter. Madvi Hidma, 51, the most wanted leader within the Naxal ranks, was among the six killed in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. Hidma alias Santosh, his wife and the four others were fleeing from Chhattisgarh when they were surrounded by security forces in the Maredumilli forest in Alluri Sitarama Raju district between 6 am and 7 am. Hidma was a Central Committee member and leader of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee responsible for at least 26 lethal armed attacks. Who are the six killed? While the names are yet to be declared officially, these Maoists are believed to have been killed in the encoutner: Hidma: Central Committee member Madagam Raje alias Rajakka: Hidma’s wife and Divisional Committee Member (DVCM) Lakmal: DVCM Kamlu: Platform Party Committee Member or People’s Party Committee Member (PPCM) …

Madvi Hidma: How India’s most wanted Maoist commander rose through the ranks

Madvi Hidma: How India’s most wanted Maoist commander rose through the ranks

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Madvi Hidma, also known by aliases such as Hidmalu and Santosh, was one of India’s most wanted Maoist commanders, a figure whose name became synonymous with some of the deadliest attacks in the country’s decades-long insurgency. Hidma, a native of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, had spent nearly twenty years rising through the Maoist ranks. (HT sourced photo) On Tuesday, security forces killed him in an operation in the bordering area of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, marking what they describe as one of the most significant blows to the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in recent years. Hidma, a native of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, had spent nearly twenty years rising through the Maoist ranks. He was widely believed to be the chief of Battalion No. 1, considered the most lethal strike unit of the CPI (Maoist) operating across the dense forests of the Dandakaranya region. Known for his intimate knowledge of the Abujhmad and Sukma-Bijapur forest belt, Hidma was long regarded as the most formidable operational commander still active in south Bastar. Also Read: Top Maoist Madvi …