Varkapur Chandramouli

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Varkapur Chandramouli (? — 27 December 2006) alias Devanna was an Indian Maoist leader and Central Committee member of Communist Party of India (Maoist)[1]

Career[edit]

Chandramouli hails from Vadukapur, Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.[2] He joined in Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War Group in student life and involved with Left-wing politics for two decades. After the formation of CPI (Maoist) in 2004 he joined the party and became the member of Central Committee as well as Central Military Commission.[3] Chandramouli was the head of the Eastern division of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army and also the secretary of Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) Special Zonal Committee.[4] Number of cases of kidnapping and abduction of IAS officers were pending against him and a reward of 10 lakh rupees was upon his head. Chandramouli was known as Devanna alias Naveen inside the Party.[5]

Death[edit]

It is reported that on 27 December 2006, Chandramouli and his comrades were moving in the forest near Panasapally village of Visakhapatnam district. They were challenged by police and after a gun battle Chandramouli and his wife Jyothakka alias Devakka were killed.[6] Revolutionary Telugu balladeer and Poet Gaddar and some Human rights activists alleged that they were murdered in a fake encounter and asked for judicial inquiry of it.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Arun Srivastava (January 2015). Maoism in India. ISBN 9789351865131. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jafri, Syed Amin (28 December 2006). "AP: Top Maoist couple killed". Rediff. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Working to a plan". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "It is a question of survival for Maoists in AOB area". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Maoist IAS nemesis and wife killed". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Naxal leader, wife killed in shootout". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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