Cheruri Rajkumar alias Azad (b.1952-d.July 1, 2010) was the spokesperson and one of the seniormost members of the Central Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)

Communist Party of India (Maoist)

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. He was killed by the Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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 Police near Sarkapalli in Adilabad district

Adilabad district

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 of the state, near the border with Maharashtra

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, on July 1, 2010. He was an ideologue who had specialised in field-craft as well. Azad went underground in 1979. He was arrested in 1975 and 1978 and jumped bail, carrying a reward of Rs. 12 lakh on his head.
A student of National Institute of Technology, Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

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; he joined the Radical Students Union which was a breeding ground for many Naxalites.