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Writer Varavara Rao remanded to police custody till Nov 26

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNadeem Inamdar
Nov 18, 2018 10:46 PM IST

Judge K D Vadane remanded Maoist ideologue and Telugu writer Varavara Rao in police custody till November 26.

Maoist ideologue and Telugu writer Varavara Rao wanted to procure arms to create unrest in the country, prosecution told a Pune sessions court on Sunday, seeking custody of the poet. Judge K D Vadane remanded Rao in police custody till November 26.

Activist/writer and poet P Varavara Rao at Lashkar Police Station in Pune on November 18, 2018.(PTI)
Activist/writer and poet P Varavara Rao at Lashkar Police Station in Pune on November 18, 2018.(PTI)

After arresting him on Saturday evening from his residence in Hyderabad, the Pune police produced Rao in court on Sunday amid tight security. Seeking police custody of Rao for 14 days, special public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar told the court that the investigation has revealed that Rao has a direct “nexus” with the top underground Maoist leaders and he was directly involved in various Maoist activities; from “smuggling arms and ammunition from Nepal and Manipur”, to “recruiting students for the Naxal activities” and aiding “urban naxal movements”.

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Rao along with four others was arrested by police in August after which the Supreme Court put him under house arrest. It was only after the high court refused to grant him further relief that Rao was taken into custody by the Pune Police on November 18.

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