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Patel Sudhakar Reddy (right), standing with People's War State committee secretary Ramakrishna in the Nallamalla forest near Srisailam.

Patel Sudhakar Reddy, aliases Suryam, Damodar, and Venkatesh, (1950s – 24 May 2009)^[1] was a leader of the central committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist).

Early life[edit]

Reddy was born in Kurthiravulacheruvu village in Mahbubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana). Reddy joined the Radical Students Union in Gadwal area in 1981. He passed engineering with a gold medal from Osmania University.^[1] Later he joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War which later became the Communist Party of India (Maoist).

Politics[edit]

In 1983, Sudhakar Reddy moved to the Eturnagaram-Mahadevpur forest in north Telangana as commander of a guerrilla squad.^{[citation needed]} Later his Party transferred him to Gadchiroli district until his arrest in 1992 in Bangalore and seven-year imprisonment.^{[citation needed]} After his release in 1998 he returned to Naxalism in Dandakaranya and then Andhra Pradesh.^{[citation needed]} In 2005 he was elected to his party's Central Committee as well as central military commission.^[1]

Andhra Pradesh Police accused Reddy of being involved in several major crimes including the murders of Home Minister Alimineti Madhava Reddy, Greyhounds founder K. S. Vyas, IPS officer Umesh Chandra, and the attempted murder of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at Tirupati in 2003. He was also accused in the Balimela reservoir boat attack which killed 38 people.^[2]

Death[edit]

Sudhakar Reddy was killed during a combing operation by Andhra Police in Warangal district on 24 May 2009. Another senior Maoist leader Venkataiah, a district committee member of the Warangal unit, was also killed in the encounter.^[1] Police had gone to the Lavella forest area in Tadwai mandal of Warangal district after receiving specific intelligence regarding the presence of Maoists in the area. District Superintendent of Police V.C. Sajjanar stated that the team located around 25 Maoists in Durgam Gutta in Lavella forest. Sajjanar claimed that police asked them to surrender, but they refused and fired at police. Sajjnar stated that a gunfight ensued for the next 30 minutes between police and Maoists. After the firing came to a halt, police searched the area and discovered the bodies of Reddy and Venkataiah.^[3]

The CPI (Maoist) alleged that the encounter was staged by the police and that Sudhakar Reddy was arrested near the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border and shot dead in Warangal.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Radhakrishna, G. S. (24 May 2009). "Naidu-attack Maoist killed in forest". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
↑ "Top Naxal Leader Killed in Encounter in Andhra". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ "Top Maoist leader shot in encounter". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ "Two top Maoist leaders killed in 'encounter'". thehindu.com. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

External links[edit]

Maoist top leader Sudhakara Reddy gunned down in encounter

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Radhakrishna, G. S. (24 May 2009). "Naidu-attack Maoist killed in forest". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[2] "Top Naxal Leader Killed in Encounter in Andhra". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[3] "Top Maoist leader shot in encounter". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[4] "Two top Maoist leaders killed in 'encounter'". thehindu.com. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

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 '''Patel Sudhakar Reddy,'''  aliases '''Suryam, Damodar,''' and '''Venkatesh,''' (1950s – 24 May 2009)'''<ref name=":0" />''' was a leader of the central committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].
 ==Early life==
 Reddy was born in Kurthiravulacheruvu village in [[Mahabubnagar district|Mahbubnagar district]], [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]] (now in [[Telangana]]). Reddy joined the [[Radical Students Union]] in [[Gadwal]] area in 1981. He passed engineering with a gold medal from [[Osmania University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/naidu-attack-maoist-killed-in-forest/cid/625455|title=Naidu-attack Maoist killed in forest|last=Radhakrishna|first=G. S.|date=24 May 2009|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=India|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> Later he joined the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]] which later became the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
 == Politics ==
-In 1983, Sudhakar Reddy moved to the [[Eturnagaram]]-[[Mahadevpur]] forest in north [[Telangana]] as commander of a guerrilla squad.{{cn|date=November 2021}} Later his Party transferred him to Gadchiroli district until his arrest in 1992 in [[Bangalore]] and seven-year imprisonment.{{cn|date=November 2021}} After his release in 1998 he returned to Naxalism in [[Dandakaranya]] and then Andhra Pradesh.{{cn|date=November 2021}} In 2005 he was elected to his party's Central Committee as well as central military commission.<ref name=":0" />
+In 1983, Sudhakar Reddy moved to the [[Eturnagaram]]-[[Mahadevpur]] forest in north [[Telangana]] as commander of a guerrilla squad.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} Later his Party transferred him to Gadchiroli district until his arrest in 1992 in [[Bangalore]] and seven-year imprisonment.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} After his release in 1998 he returned to Naxalism in [[Dandakaranya]] and then Andhra Pradesh.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} In 2005 he was elected to his party's Central Committee as well as central military commission.<ref name=":0" />
-[[Andhra Pradesh Police]] accused Reddy of being involved in several major crimes including the murders of Home Minister [[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]],  [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]] founder [[K. S. Vyas]], IPS officer Umesh Chandra, and the attempted murder of Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] at [[Tirupati]] in 2003. He was also accused in the [[Balimela reservoir boat attack]] which killed 38 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Naxal Leader Killed in Encounter in Andhra|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/top-naxal-leader-killed-in-encounter-in-andhra/660343|access-date=2021-11-20|website=https://www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>
+[[Andhra Pradesh Police]] accused Reddy of being involved in several major crimes including the murders of Home Minister [[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]],  [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]] founder [[K. S. Vyas]], IPS officer Umesh Chandra, and the attempted murder of Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] at [[Tirupati]] in 2003. He was also accused in the [[Balimela reservoir boat attack]] which killed 38 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Naxal Leader Killed in Encounter in Andhra|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/top-naxal-leader-killed-in-encounter-in-andhra/660343|access-date=2021-11-20|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>
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