The banned CPI (Maoist) in a press observe on Thursday confirmed the loss of life of two of its senior employees on account of signs of COVID-19. This assertion was issued by the Telangana Committee of Maoists.
Both the Chhattisgarh and Telangana police had issued statements earlier within the week relating to the loss of life of 52-year-old central committee member and CPI-Maoist’s Telangana space committee secretary Haribhushan.
In the press observe launched in Telugu, the Maoists not solely confirmed the loss of life of Haribhushan or Yapa Narayan, but in addition the deaths of Indravati Kshetra Samiti members Siddaboina Sarakka alias Bharathakka and Budri, who died of Covid-19 on June 22. had died.
In the press observe, the group mentioned that Haribhushan, who was additionally affected by bronchial asthma and bronchitis, died on June 21, whereas Bharatakka died the subsequent day.
According to sources, Haribhushan, who hails from a small village in Telangana’s Mahbubnagar district, studied to turn out to be an engineer earlier than becoming a member of the CPI (Maoist). He was elected as Telangana State Secretary in 2015 and labored within the inter-district hall between Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
According to senior officers of Chhattisgarh Police, that is the primary time that the Maoists have admitted that they’ve Covid-19 an infection amongst their senior employees. “We have information about several other senior leaders who are infected with the virus. We are trying to confirm it,” mentioned Bastar IG P Sundarraj.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
