Top Maoist leader from Telangana arrested in Chhattisgarh

A senior most Naxalite leader Balmuri Narayana Rao, most popularly known as Prabhakar, hailing from Birpur village of Telangana, was arrested by the Chhattisgarh police.

Narayana Rao, has been underground for over four decades and is a close relative of another top most naxal leader, Muppala Lakshmana Rao, who was the general secretary of the CPI (Maoist). Lakshmana Rao also hails from Birpur village.

The arrested Maoist leader was incharge of the Mobile Political School (MOPOS) of the Maoist party, known for its contribution to indoctrination of Maoist ideology among youngsters. He was also working in the Dandakaranya Special Committee (DKSZC).

Prabhakar joined the then CPI-ML People’s War (PW) in 1984 as a party member and was in undivided



Andhra Pradesh from 1984-1994. He was then moved to Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. Later he was sent to North Bastar and Koyalibeda areas and was active in that area from 1998 to 2005.

From 2005-2007, he headed the DKSZC supply team and Urban Network from 2005-2007. Prabhakar then became active in the Manpur-Mohla area ( Rajnandgaon) from 2007-2008.

A reward of Rs 25 lakh had been announced on him by the Chhattisgarh government. He reportedly operated in different stations including Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. He has been a key figure in the logistics supply chain and the Mobile Political School (MOPOS) team of the North Sub-Zonal Bureau of the CPI (Maoist),” a senior officer said.