Ex-TDP minister, 17 others arrested over charges of rioting in Andhra

TDP leader and former minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao and his 17 followers were arrested in Mylavaram in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday and sent to 14-day judicial custody. Rao was accused of rioting and criminal conspiracy. On Tuesday, violence broke out between YSRCP and TDP activists in Gaddamanugu village when Rao made a surprise visit to Kondapalli forest reserve area.