Jaipur, February 18 Two days after an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory left seven people dead in Alwar, Rajasthan, police arrested the owner and manager of the unit on Wednesday.
An FIR has been registered against Hemant Kumar Sharma, the factory owner, and manager Abhinandan, in connection with the incident. Another accused, Rajendra, who is also the plot owner, was injured and is receiving treatment, officials said.
Hemant and the manager were taken into custody and produced before a court on Wednesday, which remanded them to four days of police custody, they added.
The factory owner is the brother of a head constable posted in the Bhiwadi police district special team (DST).
The explosion occurred on February 16 at the illegal unit operating in the Khushkhera industrial area, which killed seven people and critically injured four others.
Police said the factory was sealed on the day of the incident. During further investigation, another illegal firecracker unit and a warehouse owned by Hemant were found nearby and sealed.
A large stock of firecrackers and manufacturing machinery was recovered from the second unit, police added.
