Top Maoist Commander Madivi Hidma, killed in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh earlier this week along with his wife Raje, was laid to rest in his native village Puvarthi, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh. Despite police restrictions, thousands of adivasis attended the funeral.
A special police party engaged in combing operations spotted the duo moving suspiciously in the forests of Thirlapuram in Pinapaka mandal under Edulla Bayyaram police station limits
