High-ranking Maoist commander Badse Sukka alias Deva, along with 19 other cadres and senior leader Kankanala Raji Reddy, surrendered to Telangana Police. This event is seen by officials as a significant blow to the CPI (Maoist) insurgency, potentially marking the end of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion 1 and the Telangana State Committee. The surrendered group turned over a substantial cache of weapons. Badse Sukka, a key strategist responsible for attacks like the Jhiram Ghati ambush, was second only to the recently deceased Madvi Hidma in the Maoist hierarchy.