NIA announces Rs 7 lakh reward on Maoist leader Madvi Hidma

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared a reward of Rs 7 lakh for the arrest of Madvi Hidma, who heads the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion 1 of the Maoists.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared a reward of Rs 7 lakh for the arrest of Madvi Hidma, who heads the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion 1 of the Maoists that was involved in the April 3 ambush at the Sukma-Bijapur border where 22 security were killed Though the reward has been announced in a 2019 case pertaining to the killing of Chhattisgarh legislator Bhima Mandavi, the state police had said Madvi Hidma was involved in the 2021 Sukma-Bijapur border attack. Earlier, a charge sheet was filed against Madvi Hidma in the Bhima Mandavi Murder case by the NIA.