Information About Incident 59348-118450-299686 in Tiruvannamalai India

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The Andhra Pradesh Police arrested a Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)], identified as Peda Mallu Swami, a former dalam (armed squad) commander' of a Local Guerrilla Squad of the erstwhile People's War Group (PWG), in Chennai in Tamil Nadu, reported The Hindu on December 12. Swami belonged to the Chenchu tribe, had spread terror in the Veldurthy mandal (administrative unit) in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, during 1999-2003 by taking part in famine raids,' when Palnadu uplands were ravaged by drought.

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• Meta Location: Chennai Tamil Nadu Veldurthy Guntur Andhra Pradesh
• Matched District: Tiruvannamalai
• Actgroup: arrest
• Actor: The Andhra Pradesh Police
• Subject: a Naxalite [ Left Wing Extremist ( LWE ) ] , identified as Peda Mallu Swami , a former dalam ( armed squad ) < fc > < be > < 8c > < 93 > < a4 > < bc > commander ' of a Local Guerrilla Squad of the erstwhile People 's War Group ( PWG ) , in Chennai in Tamil Nadu , reported The Hindu . Swami belonged to the Chenchu tribe , had spread terror in the Veldurthy mandal ( administrative unit ) in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh , during - by taking part in < fc > < be > < 8c > < 93 > < a4 > < bc > famine raids , ' when Palnadu uplands were ravaged by drought

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The Andhra Pradesh Police arrested a Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)], identified as Peda Mallu Swami, a former dalam (armed squad) commander of a Local Guerrilla Squad of the erstwhile People s War Group (PWG), in Chennai in Tamil Nadu, reported The Hindu on December 12. Swami belonged to the Chenchu tribe, had spread terror in the Veldurthy mandal (administrative unit) in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, during 1999-2003 by taking part in famine raids, when Palnadu uplands were ravaged by drought. He was allegedly involved in 21 criminal cases.

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