India, May 15 -- The Virar police on Thursday arrested Mahesh Patil, the main accused in the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Atamaram Patil, while he was planning to flee Maharashtra. Son of quarry owner Bhalchandra Patil who was arrested in connection with the murder case earlier, Mahesh Patil was nabbed from Dahanu, police officers familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times.

According to the police, the revenue department had halted mining operations at several quarries in Shirgaon around four months ago owing to complaints lodged by locals. Yet, the complaints continued, and a complaint about Bhalchandra and Mahesh Patil's quarry was lodged on the chief minister's portal by Patil and Amit Chaudhary, president of the L...