AP Government Creating Hurdles for Funeral of Basavaraju in Srikakulam District Alleges CPI (ML) New Democracy

Activists raise doubts over bodies of slain Maoists not given to families

Hyderabad: The family members of the Maoists from the two Telugu states killed in the encounter with the security forces in Abujhmad forest in Chhattisgarh on May 21, are yet to receive the mortal remains of the deceased. In a statement to the media on Monday, May 26, civil rights activists of the coordination committee for peace stated that despite the assurances given by the advocate general of Chhattisgarh before the High Court of Andhra Prad…

AP government creating hurdles for funeral of Basavaraju in Srikakulam district alleges CPI (ML) New Democracy

CPI (ML) New Democracy demands release of slain CPI (Maoist) General Secretary's body to family members.

Top Maoist Basavaraju Cremated by Police amidst disputed claimants Over Body Handover

Maoist Chief Basavaraju Cremated by Police; Family Member Disputes Claim ProcessBody of Nambala Kesava Rao, alias Basavaraju, the 70-year-old General Secretary of the CPI (Maoist) killed in last week's encounter in Chhattisgarh's Abujhmad forest, has been cremated by authorities. Police officials in Narayanpur stated that the cremation of Basavaraju and six other deceased Naxals took place after no "clear legal claimant" came forward. However, t…

Authorities perform last rites of Basavaraju, 7 other Naxalites killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

Narayanpur, May 26 (PTI) The last rites of top Maoist leader Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, and seven other cadres killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh last week were performed by the authorities on Monday, officials said.The last rites were conducted in Narayanpur.In one of the biggest strikes on Naxalites, security forces gunned down Basavaraju, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), and 26 other cadres, durin…

“Every human being deserves dignity in death”: Collective urges govt to hand over bodies of Maoists to families

The Coordination Committee for Peace (CCP), a collective of academics, human rights advocates, and social activists, has demanded that the Chhattisgarh government immediately release the bodies of the Maoists killed in Narayanpur’s Abujhmarh forest. “We appeal to the Government of Chhattisgarh to honour its commitment made before the High Court and release the bodies immediately to prevent further deterioration and allow families to bid farewell…

From Prasad Jote to Abujhmad: The rise and fall of India’s longest war - The Sunday Guardian Live

On 25 May 1967, in a little-known hamlet called Prasad Jote—a small village under the Naxalbari police station in Darjeeling district, West Bengal—three men came together to ignite what would become India’s longest-running armed movement. The incident occurred specifically in the area of Jhoru Jote–Prasad Jote cluster near the India–Nepal border, an area that today falls under the present ‘Naksalbari’ Sub Post Office (PIN code 734429), operating…