<p>Gudibande Nagaraj, one of the main accused in the Hirenagaveli quarry explosion case in Chikkaballapur district, was arrested by the police on Thursday morning.</p>.<p>A local BJP leader, Nagaraj was on the run since the tragic incident that claimed six lives during the late hours of February 22 evening.</p>.<p>Another accused, Ganesh, hailing from Tamil Nadu was also arrested by the police. He was among those involved in blasting for the crusher unit run by Nagaraj and three others.<br /><br /><strong>Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/chikkaballapur-quarry-blast-5-held-2-cops-suspended-954836.html" target="_blank"> Chikkaballapur quarry blast occurred during rush to hide explosives fearing raid</a></strong></p>.<p>Nagaraj was among the four partners running the quarry. Three others, Venkatashiva Reddy, Raghavendra Reddy and Madhusudan Reddy were arrested on Thursday.</p>.<p>According to the police, eight accused in the blast case have been arrested. Police had named 15 people in the FIR, including the six deceased who perished in the accident.</p>
<p>Gudibande Nagaraj, one of the main accused in the Hirenagaveli quarry explosion case in Chikkaballapur district, was arrested by the police on Thursday morning.</p>.<p>A local BJP leader, Nagaraj was on the run since the tragic incident that claimed six lives during the late hours of February 22 evening.</p>.<p>Another accused, Ganesh, hailing from Tamil Nadu was also arrested by the police. He was among those involved in blasting for the crusher unit run by Nagaraj and three others.<br /><br /><strong>Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/chikkaballapur-quarry-blast-5-held-2-cops-suspended-954836.html" target="_blank"> Chikkaballapur quarry blast occurred during rush to hide explosives fearing raid</a></strong></p>.<p>Nagaraj was among the four partners running the quarry. Three others, Venkatashiva Reddy, Raghavendra Reddy and Madhusudan Reddy were arrested on Thursday.</p>.<p>According to the police, eight accused in the blast case have been arrested. Police had named 15 people in the FIR, including the six deceased who perished in the accident.</p>