India, May 14 -- The Virar police have arrested stone quarry owner Bhalchandra Patil and one of his associates in connection with the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Atmaram Patil on Tuesday afternoon. The accused were arrested on Tuesday night, hours after the RTI activist was bludgeoned to death while accompanying circle officer Prabhakar Patil and his colleague Pandurang Thakare for an inspection of the quarry in Shirgaon.

On Wednesday, family members and relatives of the deceased activist staged a protest outside Virar police station, demanding strict action against the perpetrators. His son Hemant Patil said his father had filed several complaints because the stone quarry was causing noise pollution as well as cracks i...