Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) A special NIA court here on Thursday refused permission to activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, for traveling to Hyderabad and staying there for two months for dental treatment, saying it can be arranged in Mumbai.

Special judge Chakor Baviskar, while rejecting his plea, mentioned that if the accused has financial issues, as contended by his lawyer, there are various dental hospitals run by the Mumbai civic body, trusts and other charity institutions that provide almost free and good treatment.

"If according to this applicant/accused, his elder daughter is an ophthalmological officer with the Telangana government, through her contacts and/or financial support, dental treatment for the accused can be arranged over here, that is in

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