Hyderabad: The Managing Director & CEO of Sigachi Industries, Amit Raj Sinha, was arrested in connection with the explosion at its pharma plant in Sangareddy district of Telangana in June this year that killed 54 people, police said on Sunday, December 28.
Sinha, named as accused no 2 in the case booked over the accident, was arrested on Saturday, a senior police official said.
Recently, the Telangana High Court, while hearing a PIL filed by a group of retired scientists, directed immediate action against the Sigachi management. The court described the June 30th chemical fire explosion in Sangareddy, which claimed 54 people and injured several others, as the biggest industrial mishap in Telangana.
A case of culpable homicide was registered against six persons, all from the pharmaceutical company, the officer said.
(With PTI inputs)
