Raavi Jhansi, sister of Maoist leader Raavi Venkata Chaitanya alias Aruna who was killed in an alleged exchange of fire with greyhounds force in Maredumilli forest on June 18, 2025, has alleged on Thursday (June 19, 2025) that the police did not communicate with her family about the death of her sister and denied her the permission to have a look at the mortal remains.
Native of Pendurthi in Visakhapatnam district, Aruna is the south zonal committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist) and wife of central committee member Chalapathi, who was recently killed in an exchange of fire in Chhattisgarh.
On June 18, 2025, three Maoists, Aruna, central committee member of banned CPI (Maoist) Gajarla Ravi alias Uday and party member Anju, have been killed in an alleged exchange of fire along the Pamuleru stream near Akooru village in Maredumilli forest cover in Alluri Sitharama Raju district.
Speaking to newspersons in Rampachodavaram on Thursday (June 19, 2025), Ms. Jhansi has alleged: “We have arrived at Rampachodavaram Area Hospital to see our sister Aruna. We have not been allowed to see her mortal remains till 11 a.m. None of the police official responded to our appeal to allow us to see our sister. The police also did not officially communicate to us about the death of Aruna. We rushed to the hospital after learning about the alleged exchange of fire through media reports.”
Speaking to The Hindu over the phone, Ms. Jhansi has said: “We have rushed to the hospital at 5 a. m. and police did not allow us to see the mortal remains of our sister to confirm her identity.”
Post-mortem:
“The mortal remains of three Maoists killed in the exchange of fire have been brought to Rampachodavaram Area Hospital for post-mortem,” said Alluri Sitharama Raju District Superintendent of Police Amit Bardar.
Published – June 19, 2025 12:47 pm IST