BJP leader Gudibande Nagaraj, key accused in Chikkaballapur blast, held

Gudibande Nagaraj, one of the main accused in the Hirenagaveli quarry explosion case in Chikkaballapur district, was arrested by the police on Thursday morning.

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.

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.

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Nagaraj was among the four partners running the quarry. Three others, Venkatashiva Reddy, Raghavendra Reddy and Madhusudan Reddy were arrested on Thursday.

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.