Of the 16 insurgents killed so far, two are members of the divisional committee.
Maharashtra Police officials confirmed on 14 November that the top fugitive was Maoist Milind Baburao Teltumbde. out of 26 members Outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) killed in an encounter on November 13 in Gadchiroli district of the state.
Milind Teltumbde, better known by his nicknames ‘Jiva’ and ‘Deepak’, was a member of the Central Committee of the CPI (Maoist) and a dacoit of the newly formed Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh Sangam (MMC) region. Hailing from Rajur village in Wani taluk of Yavatmal district, he carried a bounty of ₹50 lakh on his head and is said to have played a key role in the development of the illegal movement in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Rajnandgaon districts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Women were among the six criminals who were killed along with other senior members of the CPI (Maoist) in an encounter between C-60 commandos teams and criminals that began in eastern Maharashtra’s Mardintola forest area in the early hours of Saturday. Chhattisgarh border) and lasted for several hours.
“As per the primary identification, Teltumbde was one of the 26 Maoists killed in Saturday’s encounter. Three security personnel were also injured in the firing. Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Ankit Goel said that he was taken to Nagpur by helicopter and admitted to a local hospital for treatment.
While 10 of the slain rebels are yet to be identified, the 16 who have been identified are Lokesh alias Mangu Podiam (also known as Mangu Madkam) and Mahesh alias Shivaji Gota. Both the Divisional Committee Members (DVCMs) are included.
Mahesh Gota, who had a bounty of ₹16 lakh on his head, was the commander of the Kasansur ‘dalam’ (party), while Lokesh, who was the commander of Company 4, carried a bounty of ₹20 lakh.
Among those killed are Milind Teltumbde’s bodyguard, identified as Tilak Jade – a field committee member (ACM) also known by his nicknames ‘Bhagat Singh’ and ‘Pradeep’ – and Manso Boga ( Known as his alias ‘Vimala’) who was called. Milind Teltumbde’s bodyguard.
arms recovered
Police officials also said that they have recovered weapons including five AK-47s, one AK or barrel grenade launcher with UBGL, nine SLR (self-loading rifle), one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, three .303 rifles. have done. among other small arms.
Milind Teltumbde was also named as an accused in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case, in which his elder brother Anand Teltumbde, a noted academic and author, is currently lodged in Mumbai’s Taloja jail and is awaiting trial. Huh.
In October last year, the National Investigation Agency’s chargesheet in the Elgar Parishad case alleged that Milind Teltumbde was induced by his elder brother to join the Maoist ranks.
The charge sheet mentioned that Milind Teltumbde was tasked with expanding the Maoist movement internationally in urban areas “with the help of his elder brother Anand Teltumbde” and had reportedly taken guidance from him.
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