Dave Lee Travis released on bail by police investigating sex abuse in wake of allegations against Jimmy Savile Another major BBC figure of the last generation, Dave Lee Travis, was arrested today in connection with alleged sexual offences by detectives investigating a welter of claims following the exposure of Jimmy Savile as a predatory paedophile. Mr Travis, 67, a former Radio 1 DJ, was bailed pending further inquiries and is the fourth person arrested during Operation Yewtree as police revealed that the total number of victims had increased to 450 during the six-week inquiry. Mr Travis earlier this month denied that he had groped two former BBC workers saying that it was a "different world" in the 1970s. One of his alleged victims, the newsreader Vivien Creegor, accused him of fondling her breasts while she was live on Radio 4 in the 1970s. Another woman, who has not been named, said that Mr Travis invited her to his studio in 1977 and put his hand up her skirt. Mr Travis denied the allegations last month and said that he was happy to speak to police about the accusations. "It was a different world in the 70s - all institutions were the same back then," he said. A neighbour, who declined to be named, said that Mr Travis had been taken from his home near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to a police station in Aylesbury. Scotland Yard has split its inquiry into three strands: those directly related to Savile, those involving Savile and others, and those it referred to as "others." Scotland Yard declined to confirm that Mr Travis had been taken into custody but said that the arrest of a man in his 60s fell into the strand of "others." Most from that group were connected to the entertainment industry. His agent Tim Jibson said today: "I haven't even spoken to Dave today. Mr Travis, a former pirate radio presenter, started work at the BBC in the late 1960s and continued his association with the corporation for most of his working life. He currently works at Magic Radio, broadcasting two weekend programmes to audiences in the north of England. His arrest follows those of the former rock star Gary Glitter, the comedian Freddie Starr and a former BBC producer. Gary Glitter was arrested last month following allegations from Karin Ward that she had seen the singer having sex with a schoolgirl in Savile's dressing room at the BBC. She also claimed that she was groped by Mr Starr, who has denied any wrongdoing. The former producer, Wilfred De'Ath, was arrested last week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl during the 1970s. Mr De'Ath, who denied the claim, had appeared on the ITV documentary and said that he had challenged Savile over his behaviour with young girls.