Overview

• His body was handed over to his family after he was killed Friday in an exchange of fire with security forces in a Bijapur national park.
• The funeral took place June 9 in Pochera village, Boath mandal, with Boath MLA Anil Jadhav and other local leaders in attendance and Jadhav vowing to support the bereaved family.
• Jadhav alleged that Operation Kagar was causing civilian casualties and demanded the Union government hold consultations with outlawed Maoist cadres.
• Adellu joined the Maoist movement in 1985, rose to secretary of the Kumram Bheem Mancherial divisional committee, survived multiple encounters and carried a 25 lakh rupee bounty.
• These events occur during intensified security sweeps in Chhattisgarh and Telangana that form part of a broader campaign to eliminate Left-wing extremism by March 2026.