Kadapa Quarry Blast: Two Arrested, Investigating Officer Appointed
May 11, 2021, 16:36 IST
YSR Kadapa: Two persons were arrested in connection with the blast of gelatine sticks in a limestone quarry on Saturday at Mamillapalle in the district where 10 labourers died.
Speaking to the media YSR Kadapa district Superintendent of Police KK N Anburajan, said that Nageswara Reddy who took the mines on lease and manager in charge of explosives Raghunatha Reddy were arrested and a few more were likely to be taken into custody. The gelatin sticks exploded while they were being unloaded from a vehicle without taking any safety precautions, he revealed.