Custodial Murder of Prashant Bose Internationally Condemned

Featured image: Poster in homage to Prashant Bose. Source: Facebook account of the Revolutionary Student-Youth Movement (RSYM).

Prashant Bose, alias ‘Kishan Da’, passed away on Friday at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi after his health deteriorated. Prashant Bose was over 80 years old and developed severe breathing difficulties in the early hours of Friday. As denounced by many organizations and newspapers in India and abroad, he passed away while he was imprisoned, completely lacking medical attention. He requested to be released on bail, and despite his advanced age and health issues, this request was denied.

Several organizations in India condemned the murder of Prashant Bose.

The Revolutionary Students’ Front (RSF) issued a statement, paid tribute to him and demanded proper treatment and the respect for the democratic rights of political prisoners:

Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) condemned the case as a custodial murder:

The Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners – West Bengal (CRPP-WB) demanded proper judicial inquiry into the cause of death:

https://redherald.org/2026/04/06/india-crpp-wb-on-the-death-of-comrade-prashant-bose/

Avani News reported on his death, mentioning that Prashant Bose was “one of the most influential leaders in the Maoist movement” and condemned his conditions in detention.

మావోయిస్టు పార్టీ పోలిట్ బ్యూరో సభ్యుడి మరణం

సీపీఐ-మావోయిస్ట్ సీనియర్ పొలిట్‌బ్యూరో సభ్యుడు, ప్రశాంత్ బోస్ అలియాస్ ‘కిషన్ దా’, ఆరోగ్యం క్షీణించడంతో శుక్రవారం రాంచీలోని రాజేంద్ర ఇన్‌స్టిట్యూట్ ఆఫ్ మెడికల్ సైన్సెస్ (రిమ్స్)లో అమరుడయ్యారు. కిషన్ దా వయసు 80 ఏళ్లకు పైనే. సెరైకేలా జైలులో ఉన్న ఆయన‌…

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Countercurrents, Indian progressive media, reported on the statement by CASR condemning the murder of Prashant Bose.

A Nova Democracia from Brazil reported on the murder of Prashant Bose, his political relevance and on the denouncements made by several Indian organizations:

Organizações denunciam assassinato sob custódia de Prashant Bose, dirigente do PCI (Maoista), nas masmorras do velho Estado indiano – A Nova Democracia

A trajetória de Bose remonta aos primórdios do movimento naxalita: pertence à geração de revolucionários que viu irromper, no fim dos anos 1960, o glorioso levante de Naxalbari – o histórico “Trovão da Primavera” sobre a Índia.

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Yeni Demokrasi from Turkey translated the statement by RSF.

RSF: Yoldaş Kishan Da’ya milyonlarca kızıl selam!

Devrimci Öğrenciler Cephesi (RSF), bugün Seraikela Hapishanesinde ölümsüzleşen Prashant Bose (Kishan Da) için bir açıklama yayımladı.

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Dem Volke Dienen from Germany translated the statement by the RSF.

Genosse Prashant Bose, auch bekannt als Genosse Kishanda, wurde ermordet

Hiermit veröffentlichen wir eine inoffizielle Übersetzung einer Erklärung der Revolutionären Studentenfront (RSF) vom 4. April: Genosse Prashant Bose, auch bekannt als Genosse Kishanda, Mitglied des Zentralkomitees und des Politbüros der…

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Nova Aurora from Portugal reported on this murder, condemning Operation Kagaar and the bad conditions of the political prisoners in India.

Revolutionary Student-Youth Movement (RSYM) from Bangladesh paid homage to him.