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{{Short description|Indian Maoist leader (1984–2024)}}<br />
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'''Shankar Rao''' (1984 – 16 April 2024) was an Indian communist militant, who served as a leader of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] amid the [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/several-maoists-killed-in-encounter-with-security-forces-in-chhattisgarh-5455181|title=Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter|work=NDTV|first=Anurag|last=Dwary|date=16 April 2024|accessdate=3 August 2024}}</ref><br />
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A resident of [[Warangal]], Rao served as a divisional committee member of the Maoist party. He was killed on 16 April 2024, at the age of 40, during [[2024 Kanker clash|an encounter]] with Border Security Force (BSF) Jawans. Twenty-eight other militants were also killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/chhattisgarh-naxal-group-releases-statement-gives-names-of-27-of-29-slain-ultras-3011200/|title=Chhattisgarh: Naxal group releases statement, gives names of 27 of 29 slain ultras|work=Siasat.com|date=18 April 2024}}</ref> The police said, he had a reward of 25 Lakhs on his head.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top Naxal leader among 29 killed during operation in Chhattisgarh's Kanker |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chhattisgarh-kanker-anti-naxal-operation-dead-bodies-recovered-maoists-police-2527944-2024-04-16 | first1=Sumi|last1=Rajappan|first2=Jitendra Bahadur|last2=Singh | date=16 April 2024 | access-date=2024-08-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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