Tue Nov 18 09:38:33 UTC 2025: Here’s a summary of the text, followed by a rewritten news article:

Summary:

On November 18, 2025, a joint operation by Krishna District Police, OCTOPUS, and Task Force police resulted in the arrest of 28 CPI (Maoist) cadre, including 21 women, in Penamaluru village, Vijayawada. The Maoists, primarily from Chhattisgarh, had been posing as daily wage laborers. The police seized weapons and are investigating their motives for being in the area, including potential links to Operation Kagar in Chhattisgarh or planned operations in Vijayawada. The arrest may be linked to information recovered from a recent encounter in Alluri Sitharama Raju district where key Maoist leaders were killed. A search operation is underway in the surrounding area.

News Article:

28 Maoists Arrested in Vijayawada Raid, Weapons Seized

VIJAYAWADA, India – A joint operation by the Krishna District Police, the Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS), and the Task Force police resulted in the arrest of 28 CPI (Maoist) cadre, including 21 women, in Penamaluru village, near Vijayawada, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

Acting on a tip-off, authorities raided a house in the New Auto Nagar area where the Maoists were reportedly hiding, posing as daily wage laborers. Police seized several weapons from the premises.

“It is not clear why they have come here. Are they on the run from the ongoing Operation Kagar in Chhattisgarh or whether they were planning any operation in Vijayawada or in the neighboring areas,” said a senior police officer.

The arrestees are primarily natives of Chhattisgarh. Police are investigating their motives for being in the residential area, including whether they were fleeing ongoing anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh or planning operations in Vijayawada or surrounding regions.

The watchman of the building is in custody and is being questioned. The owner of the house is currently abroad. OCTOPUS police are investigating whether the Maoists were maintaining any additional weapons or explosive caches in the locality. A search operation involving a bomb squad and sniffer dogs is underway in New Auto Nagar.

According to police sources, the operation may be linked to information gathered from documents recovered after a recent encounter in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, where key Maoist leader Madvi Hidma and several other Maoists were killed in crossfire.

More details are expected to be released as the investigation progresses.

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