Basavaraju
Basavaraju is the driver of Ricky Rai and played a key role during a recent incident where their vehicle was shot at, recounting the harrowing experience of the attack that left Ricky injured.
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Basavaraju was the leader of the Maoists who was killed by security forces.
Immer mehr Maoisten legen ihre Waffen nieder
Switzerland· 2025-10-22
Basavaraju was the general secretary of CPI(Maoist) who was eliminated during counter-Naxal operations.
Government checking veracity of ‘surrender offer’ by Maoists | India News
India· 2025-09-17
Basavaraju, the KRIDL MD, instructed the filing of complaints against Nidagundi.
Former clerk earning Rs 15,000 salary amasses Rs 30 crore: Lokayukta raids Koppal home; unearths 24 houses, 6 plots, 40 acres land, multiple vehicles | Hubballi NewsIndia· 2025-08-01
Basavaraju was the top commander of the Maoist insurgency in India.
‘Why ending Naxalism is not as easy as killing its top leader’India· 2025-06-01
Basavaraju was the top Maoist commander who was recently killed.
‘Grandpa, come home’: Granddaughter of top Maoist commander Devji makes appeal | Raipur NewsIndia· 2025-06-01
Basavaraju was gunned down along with 27 other Maoists.
Nearly 3 decades on, Bastar out of home ministry's Red list | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-29
Basavaraju was the chief of CPI (Maoist) who was killed due to betrayal by some within its core formations.
Basavaraju's death due to 'betrayal' by some in core formations: Naxals | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-26Basavaraju’s killing in Chhattisgarh has rendered the rebel outfit headless ahead of the March 2026 deadline set by Modi govt to eliminate the Naxal threat.
Top Maoist leader Basavaraju killed. Is red terror on its last legs?India· 2025-05-23
The killing of CPI (Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju in a gunfight Wednesday left the outlawed insurgent group without a leader for the first time in decades.
Left without a leader for the first time in decades, Maoists at a critical juncture | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-21
Basavaraju was the mastermind of some of the deadliest Maoist operations in India and was killed in a police encounter.
Topmost Maoist Basavaraju, 26 others killed in Chhattisgarh encounter | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-21
Driver Basavaraju recounted the events of the shooting incident involving Ricky Rai.
Ricky Rai, son of former underworld don Muttappa Rai, shot at outside Bidadi bungalow in Karnataka | Bengaluru NewsIndia· 2025-04-19
