Telangana police detained around 16 Maoists from Chhattisgarh in Pedaldoba village of Sirpur (U) mandal, Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, early Tuesday. Pedaldoba is a remote tribal village near the Maharashtra border. Police acted on specific information to raid a thatched house. The team was led by Asifabad ASP S. Chitharanjan. The detained Maoists were taken to the district headquarters. The police are working to confirm their identities and the purpose of their visit to the tribal area. This raid comes amid increasing surrenders by Maoists in the Dandakaranya forest region across Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. The exact details of the Maoists remain unknown at this time.