Overview
- An Andhra Pradesh High Court bench rejected habeas corpus petitions from relatives of Devji and Malla Raji Reddy, permitting them to refile if credible proof of custody emerges.
- State lawyers and senior police told the court the two leaders are not in Andhra police custody, noting that 50 Maoists arrested on November 18 were produced before magistrates.
- The CPI (Maoist) and civil liberties groups alleged the recent killings and arrests were staged and demanded independent investigations into the encounters.
- Police operations on November 18–19 in the Maredumilli forests killed top commander Madvi Hidma, his wife Raje, and later explosives expert Metturi Joga Rao alias Tech Shankar, along with other cadres.
- Telangana Police reported that 37 Maoist cadres, including three State Committee members, surrendered in Hyderabad, handed over eight firearms, and received Rs 1.41 crore under rehabilitation rewards.