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.