Milind Teltumbde

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Milind Baburao Teltumbde (died 13 November 2021) alias Jeeva or Deepak was a Maoist insurgent leader and Central Committee member of CPI (Maoist). He is the younger brother of Dalit activist and scholar Anand Teltumbde.[1][2]

Career

Teltumbde was born in Rajur, Yavatmal district. In 1980s he completed ITI course and joined as a technician in Western Coalfields Limited in Chandrapur. Since then he was involved with Naxalite movement as an activist of Peoples War Group. He was the member of Akhil Maharashtra Kamgar Union.[3]

Teltumbde became the secretary of Maharashtra unit of Communist Party of India (Maoist) and was appointed Central Committee Member of this party. He was the head of the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh zone to create a safe red corridor for Maoist.[4][5]

According to the police officials, he was the prime financier of the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence. Teltumbde was among the 26 Naxals killed in an encounter with Maharashtra Police in Mardintola forest area of Gadchiroli district on 13 November 2021.[6][7] He was wanted in 63 criminal cases[8] and carried 50 lakh reward on his head at the time of his death.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Top Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde among 26 Naxals killed in encounter: Maharashtra Police". The Indian Express. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ↑ Tiwari, Vishnukant (2021-11-14). "Who Was Milind Teltumbde, the Killed Maoist With a Rs 50 Lakh Prize on His Head?". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. ↑ "Who was Milind Teltumbde, Maoist leader killed in Gadchiroli encounter". The Indian Express. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Top Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde among 26 rebels killed in Gadchiroli encounter". Hindustan Times. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. ↑ "milind teltumbde: Milind Teltumbde's killing big setback to Maoist movement: Police | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. Nov 14, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Top Maoist Milind Teltumbde Among 26 Killed In Maharashtra, Carried Rs 50 Lakh Bounty". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  7. ↑ Bose, Soumitra (November 23, 2021). "Slain top Maoist Milind Teltumbde was keen to surrender but talks failed: Police". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  8. ↑ "Milind Teltumbde: From coal mine worker to top naxal commando". Deccan Herald. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  9. ↑ Banerjee, Shoumojit (2021-11-14). "Gadchiroli encounter: Top Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde among 26 rebels killed, confirm Maharashtra police". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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