Madvi Hidma

Madvi Hidma is an Indian Maoist and the youngest Central Committee member of Communist Party of India (Maoist)

Hidma was born in Purvati village of south Sukma in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. He also known as Hidmalu alias Santosh and represents the tribal face of Maoist movement in Bastar. After completion of class 10 level education he joined the Party and became a master strategist of military operation and guerrilla warfare. Hidma is the area commander of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army Battalion no 1 and an active member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee of the CPI (Maoist), operates Sukma, Dantewada and Bijapur area. He was promoted to the Party's Central Committee as the youngest member. It is believed that Hidma is one of the mastermind behind number of deadly attacks on security personnel including April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada and 2017 Sukma attack. Police declared Rs 40 Lakh price on his head.