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

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tribe of Madagudem village of Gangaram mandal,

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in Telangana. He became the CPI (Maoist) state secretary of

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. While studying Intermediate at Narsampet 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.

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