Poet and writer Varavara Rao arrested

Hyderabad: Left leaning poet and writer Varavara Rao was arrested from his residence here on Tuesday for his alleged links with Maoists. He was arrested from his residence at Gandhi Nagar by a police team from Pune. A senior police official here said the team conducted searches at the residences of Rao's two daughters and a journalist, among others, before arresting him.

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