He is the younger brother of Dalit activist and scholar Anand Teltumbde.
In 1980s he completed ITI course and joined as a technician in Western Coalfields Limited in Chandrapur.
He was the head of the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh zone to create a safe red corridor for Maoist.
Teltumbde was among the 26 Naxals killed in an encounter with Maharashtra Police in Mardintola forest area of Gadchiroli district on 13 November 2021.
[6][7] He was wanted in 63 criminal cases[8] and carried 50 lakh reward on his head at the time of his death.