On Saturday, January 3, 2026, a senior PLGA commander and a State Committee member surrendered to Telangana Police with 18 other Maoist cadres. The group handed over 48 firearms and over 2,200 rounds of ammunition. Telangana DGP Shivadhar Reddy called this a major setback for the outlawed CPI (Maoist). Among those who surrendered were 49-year-old Badse Sukka alias Deva and 50-year-old Kankanala Raji Reddy alias Venkatesh. Badse Sukka, from Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, was a key tribal leader after Madvi Hidma's death. He joined in 2003 and was skilled in guerrilla warfare and arms manufacture. Multiple states and the National Investigation Agency had offered ₹75 lakh in rewards on him. Kankanala Raji Reddy, from Peddapalli in Telangana, joined the Maoists in 1997 and became a State Committee member in 2019. He built important courier and logistics networks in north Telangana. The weapons surrendered included light machine guns, AK-47s, INSAS rifles, SLRs, a US-made Colt rifle, an Israel-made Tavor rifle, grenades, and more. The police also seized ₹20.30 lakh in cash. Others surrendering included members from various Maoist factions including women, and those involved in medical and logistics units. The DGP said this surrender collapses the last PLGA battalion in Telangana and leaves only one senior Maoist functionary underground. The police credited sustained pressure from security forces, fewer support networks, internal rifts, and cadre disillusionment for the surrender. The event followed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's appeal on October 21, 2025, urging Maoists to quit violence. Surrendered cadres cited forced postings to unknown areas, poor support, separation from families, and bad health as reasons for giving up arms. Telangana’s government has started financial help, giving each surrendered cadre ₹25,000 as interim relief, with more benefits to come under the rehabilitation policy.