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The Shahapur police arrested Rathod from his residence in the district headquarters town of Kalaburagi.
“Manikanth has been arrested in connection with the theft of 6,077 quintals of rice worth more than Rs. 2 crore from a government warehouse in Shahapur in Yadgir district,” the sources said.
The BJP leader was summoned by the police to appear before it for questioning, which he ignored due to which he was arrested.
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