Haribhushan (died 21 June 2021) alias Yapa Narayana was a Central Committee member of the

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, a banned political party in India.

Career

Haribhushan was a member of the Koya tribe of Madagudem village of Gangaram mandal, Mahabubabad district in Telangana. He became the CPI (Maoist) state secretary of

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. While studying Intermediate at

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he joined People War Group in 1995. Haribhushan went underground for more than three decades and led number of actions against the security forces of India. He was appointed a Central Committee member of

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. He died from

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in Bastar forests of

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on 21 June 2021. Haribhushan carried a bounty of Rs 40 lakh on him at the time of death.

References

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