Shankar Rao (1984 – 16 April 2024) was an Indian communist militant, who served as leader of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) amid the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency.
A resident of Warangal, Rao served as a divisional committee member of the Maoist party. He was killed on 16 April 2024, at the age of 40, during an encounter with Indian soldiers. Twenty-eight other militants were also killed. The Police said, he had a reward of 25 Lakhs on his head.