India, May 21 -- The prime accused in a firecracker factory blast, which claimed six lives and injured over 20 in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas on May 14, was arrested at the Delhi airport upon his return from China on Thursday.

Mukesh Vij, a resident of Delhi, operated firecracker factories across Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The Dewas unit was set up under the name of Anil Malviya, though Vij managed all operations and orders. He was in China at the time of the blast.

"...Vij arrived in New Delhi on the morning of May 21 [Thursday] from Guangzhou, China. A special team of the Dewas Police apprehended him at the airport. To ensure his arrest, a nationwide Look Out Circular was issued, enabling his identification and interception. Anot...