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THANE/MUMBAI: Pune police on Tuesday arrested activists Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves from their homes following nationwide raids on alleged Maoist sympathisers. Ferreira, who recently shifted to Thane from Bandra, said: "I have been arrested in the same case where I'm defending the accused... A source in MIDC police later said Pune police had not made any entry. He was previously accused of having links with Maoists.Sources in MIDC police said the Pune crime branch had sent a letter to Mumbai police seeking police assistance. Police took away his phone and laptop, CPU of two old computers, three mobile phones, three pen drives and several books from his house..