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On the run for 43 years, Maoist leader Padmavathi surrenders

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September 14, 2025

SENIOR Maoist leader Pothula Padmavathi, who remained underground for 43 years, surrendered before Telangana Director General of Police Dr Jitender on Saturday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad

The 62-year-old, also known by aliases Kalpana, Mynakka and Sujatha, hails from Jogulamba Gadwal district and was a Central Committee Member of the CPI (Maoist).

Married to senior Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, who was killed in West Bengal in 2011, Padmavati carried a cash reward of ₹25 lakh. The amount was handed over to her.

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