Deo Kumar Singh
Deo Kumar Singh | |
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| देव कुमार सिंह | |
| Born | 24 November 1950 |
| Died | 21 March 2018 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | 25°16′05″N 84°59′14″E / 25.267917°N 84.9872655°E |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Arvind Ji, Vikash Ji, Sujeet Ji, Nishant |
| Occupation(s) | Maoist, guerrilla warfare |
| Years active | 1977–2018 |
| Organization(s) | Politburo and Central Military Commission Member of Communist Party of India (Maoist) General Secretary of Mazdoor Kisan Sangram Samiti Member of Central Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Party Unity |
| Known for | Prominent figure of the Maoist movement in India, far-left politics |
| Spouse | Prabhawati Devi |
| Children | 3 |
Deo Kumar Singh (/dɛv kuˈmɑr sɪŋ/ Hindi: देव कुमार सिंह, 24 November 1950 – 21 March 2018), commonly known by his nom de guerre Arvind Ji, Vikash Ji and Sujeet Ji, was an Indian maoist militant, who was the leader in the Indian Maoist insurgency and the Politburo Member of Communist Party of India (Maoist), a banned Organisation in India. He spent his life as a student leader, a mass organiser and later led and strategised the guerrilla warfare against the Indian state.