Pune police have arrested varavara rao, vernon gonsalves and other activists after alleged links with the bhima koregaon violence and the pm assassination plot. Prior to their detention, their houses were raided by the pune police, in a major crackdown against these alleged activits. Pune police raided the houses of activists vernon gonsalves and arun ferreira in mumbai and also the home and office of activist stan swamy, 83, in ranchi. The raids are said to be connected to investigations into a public meeting organised days before caste-related violence erupted at bhima koregaon near pune on january 1. Similar raids are taking place in hyderabad at the residences of writer varavara rao and sudha bharadwaj.