Telangana Police arrested an Osmania University (OU) PhD student identified as Kota Srinivasa Gowda (38), of Appannapet in Peddapalli District of Telangana, on charges of having a connection with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Bauddhanagar in Hyderabad District on October 3, reports telugustop.com. The Telangana Police had received information that Kota Srinivas, who is also the ‘state president’ of Telangana Vidyarthi Sangam (TVS), has links with the Maoists. In this context, the Police conducted searches at the OU hostel, including the house in which he was staying, and found several documents, prohibited literature and suspected items. The Police seized the documents and arrested him. According to the Police reports, Kota Srinivasa had been in direct contact with Maoist key leaders and also, he was attending their meetings. Also, it was confirmed that Kota Srinivasa had sent many students studying in various universities, including OU into the Maoist party.