Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- Telangana police on Sunday arrested Amit Raj Sinha, managing director and chief executive officer of Sigachi Industries, in connection with the industrial accident at the company's unit in the Pashamylaram Industrial Area of Sangareddy district on June 30, which claimed 46 lives, said officials familiar with the case.

Sinha was taken into custody on the basis of cases registered at Bhanur police station soon after the incident. "He was produced before a local magistrate court late on Sunday evening and was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. Subsequently, he was shifted to the district jail at Kandi," said a police officer in Sangareddy.

Sigachi Industries confirmed the arrest in a statement. "As per procedur...