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Maoist leader carrying a bounty of 97 lakh dies

Ranchi: Senior Maoist leader Akkiraju Haragopal, alias Ramakrishna died of illness in south Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Popularly known as RK, he was carrying a bounty of Rs 97 lakh on his head. He had led the delegation of Maoists in peace talks with the then Andhra Pradesh government in 2004.

He was a member   of Central committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist and in charge of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of the outfit. CPI- Maoist has yet not officially announced his death.

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He was injured in an encounter with Odisha police in October 2016. Thirty Maoists were killed in that encounter that took place in  Malkangiri. His son was killed in a police encounter.

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