Rajkumar, another owner of Kalquari, was arrested in connection with the Virudhunagar blast.
A licensed stone quarry and explosives depot were operating at Aviyur near Virudhunagar. Yesterday, 3 people were killed in an explosion while unloading the explosives brought to the quarry.
Meanwhile, the police are actively investigating the explosion. In this case, while Sethuraman was arrested yesterday, Rajkumar, who was absconding, was arrested and police are investigating.
Meanwhile, people have demanded that the quarry be shut down as it faces many problems. Also, the families of those who lost their lives in this blast accident have been given a compensation of Rs.12 lakh each on behalf of the quarry management.
Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that the fire department warned yesterday that there is a possibility of another explosion in Kalquarie, where the explosion occurred, as the remaining explosives are still there.
