<p>The owner of a Sivakasi cracker manufacturing unit where a fire on September 5 claimed 39 lives was arrested today on culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other charges from Samayanallur in this district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Murugesan, who had been absconding since the incident, was arrested by a special police team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Virudhunagar District) Ramamoorthy near a temple, they said.<br /><br />He has been charged under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), Section 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance), Section 337 (causing hurt by endangering life ) and Section 338 (causing grievous..) of the IPC along with various sections under Indian Explosives Act and Explosive Substances Act.<br />He has been taken to Virudhunagar in connection with the ongoing investigation.<br /><br />Police had earlier arrested 12 persons in connection with the fire at Om Shakthi fireworks factory, which broke out when workers were mixing chemicals to make fancy fire crackers.<br />The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a magisterial probe into the mishap at Sivakasi, the hub of the country's cracker industry.<br /><br />Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has also ordered an inquiry into the whole incident.</p>
<p>The owner of a Sivakasi cracker manufacturing unit where a fire on September 5 claimed 39 lives was arrested today on culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other charges from Samayanallur in this district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Murugesan, who had been absconding since the incident, was arrested by a special police team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Virudhunagar District) Ramamoorthy near a temple, they said.<br /><br />He has been charged under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), Section 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance), Section 337 (causing hurt by endangering life ) and Section 338 (causing grievous..) of the IPC along with various sections under Indian Explosives Act and Explosive Substances Act.<br />He has been taken to Virudhunagar in connection with the ongoing investigation.<br /><br />Police had earlier arrested 12 persons in connection with the fire at Om Shakthi fireworks factory, which broke out when workers were mixing chemicals to make fancy fire crackers.<br />The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a magisterial probe into the mishap at Sivakasi, the hub of the country's cracker industry.<br /><br />Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has also ordered an inquiry into the whole incident.</p>