The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared a reward of INR 700,000 for the arrest of Madvi Hidma (40), who heads the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion 1 of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) that was involved in the April 3 ambush at the Sukma-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh, where 22 security personnel were killed, reports India Today. Though the reward has been announced in a 2019 case pertaining to the killing of Chhattisgarh legislator Bhima Mandavi, the State Police had said Madvi Hidma was involved in the 2021 Sukma-Bijapur border attack. A charge sheet was filed against Madvi Hidma in the Bhima Mandavi Murder case by the NIA. Hidma, a tribal from Puvarti village of Sukma District, joined hands with the rebels in the 90s, heads the PLGA battalion number 1, a lethally armed and trained unit of the banned group active in southern Chhattisgarh, and known for his fierce and deadly ambushes. He leads around 180 to 250 Maoist fighters, including women. He is a member of the Maoists Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC). He is also the youngest member of the CPI-Maoist supreme 21-membered 'central committee, CC'.