<p>From starting off as a worker in an open cast mine to becoming central India’s top Naxal commander, Milind Teltumbde has left a trail of blood.</p>.<p>While he operated in the field and rural areas, he also played a key role in spreading Maoism in the urban areas. </p>.<p>Teltumbde (57) was wanted by police forces in several states including Maharashtra, as well as by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).</p>.<p>A Central Committee Member (CCM) of CPI (Maoist), he was in charge of the MMC Zone, calling the shots in the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh confluence.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/top-maoist-commander-milind-teltumbde-among-26-naxals-killed-in-gadchiroli-1050513.html" target="_blank">Top Maoist commander Milind Teltumbde among 26 Naxals killed in Gadchiroli</a></strong></p>.<p>Teltumbde was wanted in 63 cases which include ambushes, blasts, encounters, arson, robberies and killing civilians and police personnel.</p>.<p>Born in Rajur in Yavatmal district, he passed his matriculation and enrolled in ITI. </p>.<p>After that, he began working in an open cast mine in Sasti in Chandrapur and slowly entered the labour movement before joining the Naxalite movement.</p>.<p>Incidentally, Milind's brother is Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde, who is married to the sister of Rama Teltumbde, the granddaughter of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. </p>.<p>Anand is a senior professor at Goa Institute of Management and is currently under arrest in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/how-its-transit-route-makes-gadchiroli-vulnerable-to-naxalism-1050565.html" target="_blank">How its transit route makes Gadchiroli vulnerable to Naxalism</a></strong></p>.<p>Milind is a wanted accused in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case.</p>.<p>"Milind went by various names like Jiva, Dipak, Pravin, Arun, Sahyadri and Sudhir," officials said.</p>.<p>His wife, Angella Sontakke was arrested in 2011 in Thane by Maharashtra police for Maoist activities.</p>.<p>Two of the big cases in which he was wanted are the blast in Jambulkhede in which 15 jawans died and the encounter in Koparshi. </p>.<p>In fact, he was responsible for the creation of the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh zone of CPI (Maoist), to focus on central India.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>From starting off as a worker in an open cast mine to becoming central India’s top Naxal commander, Milind Teltumbde has left a trail of blood.</p>.<p>While he operated in the field and rural areas, he also played a key role in spreading Maoism in the urban areas. </p>.<p>Teltumbde (57) was wanted by police forces in several states including Maharashtra, as well as by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).</p>.<p>A Central Committee Member (CCM) of CPI (Maoist), he was in charge of the MMC Zone, calling the shots in the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh confluence.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/top-maoist-commander-milind-teltumbde-among-26-naxals-killed-in-gadchiroli-1050513.html" target="_blank">Top Maoist commander Milind Teltumbde among 26 Naxals killed in Gadchiroli</a></strong></p>.<p>Teltumbde was wanted in 63 cases which include ambushes, blasts, encounters, arson, robberies and killing civilians and police personnel.</p>.<p>Born in Rajur in Yavatmal district, he passed his matriculation and enrolled in ITI. </p>.<p>After that, he began working in an open cast mine in Sasti in Chandrapur and slowly entered the labour movement before joining the Naxalite movement.</p>.<p>Incidentally, Milind's brother is Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde, who is married to the sister of Rama Teltumbde, the granddaughter of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. </p>.<p>Anand is a senior professor at Goa Institute of Management and is currently under arrest in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/how-its-transit-route-makes-gadchiroli-vulnerable-to-naxalism-1050565.html" target="_blank">How its transit route makes Gadchiroli vulnerable to Naxalism</a></strong></p>.<p>Milind is a wanted accused in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case.</p>.<p>"Milind went by various names like Jiva, Dipak, Pravin, Arun, Sahyadri and Sudhir," officials said.</p>.<p>His wife, Angella Sontakke was arrested in 2011 in Thane by Maharashtra police for Maoist activities.</p>.<p>Two of the big cases in which he was wanted are the blast in Jambulkhede in which 15 jawans died and the encounter in Koparshi. </p>.<p>In fact, he was responsible for the creation of the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh zone of CPI (Maoist), to focus on central India.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>