Coimbatore, April 27 -- The Tamil Nadu police on Monday arrested the main accused of the Virudhunagar firecracker factory blast case, which claimed the lives of 23 people on April 19.

According to Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police, N Shreenatha, the main accused, Easwari, who was the factory owner and former Panchayat President, was arrested in Coimbatore

"In connection with the firecracker factory explosion that claimed 25 lives, the factory owner, who had been absconding, has been arrested by the police. The main accused, factory owner and former Panchayat President Easwari, has been arrested by a special police team in Coimbatore," said Virudhunagar SP N Shreenatha.

Meanwhile, last week, relatives of Virudhunagar firecracker fac...