Raghunath Singh (21 March 1738 – 5 April 1778) was an Indian revolutionary, one of the main leaders of the Chuar Rebellion from the Kudmi Mahato community.
When British asked the zamindars about identity of rebels, zamindars said the rebellious people are Chuar means looter, thieves, nasty people, barbarian, uncivilized, and arrogant.
[15][16][17] The people who rebelled were belongs to many ethnic groups such as Kudmi Mahato,[18][19][20][21] Bhumij, Bagdi, Bauri, and others.
[citation needed] On 5 April 1778, Raghunath Mahato and his team who were planning to snatch weapons from British forces in the forest.
In this skirmish Raghunath Mahato and several other rebels died fighting British forces.