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The State authorities informed the Telangana High Court connected Wednesday that 5 persons wanted successful the Sigachi reactor blast lawsuit astatine Pashamailaram successful Sangareddy territory were absconding, portion 1 was already arrested.
The Additional Advocate General, T. Rajanikanth Reddy, informed the seat of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, proceeding a PIL petition implicit the blast successful the mill successful June 2025, that the managing manager and main enforcement serviceman of Sigachi Industries Limited, Amit Raj Sinha, was arrested and remanded successful judicial custody. Sinha, the 2nd accused successful the case, had been lodged successful Sangareddy cardinal situation astatine Kandi.
The absconding accused are, full clip directors Rabindra Prasad Sinha (75), Chidambaranathan (82), and directors Bindu Vinodhan (54), Dhanalaxmi Guntaka (47) and Yeddula Janardhan Reddy (67). The AAG said that the investigators examined implicit 300 witnesses, including officials from 16 antithetic authorities departments. In the probe conducted truthful far, nary culpability connected the portion of immoderate idiosyncratic oregon bureau was found. The probe was nearing completion and the charge-sheet is apt to beryllium filed soon.
The petitioner’s counsel, Vasudha Nagaraj, told the seat that Sigachi absorption backtracked connected the committedness of outgo of 1 crore rupees compensation to the kin of each of the 54 victims who died successful the explosion. She sought a absorption to the authorities to clarify its basal connected the constituent of 1 crore rupees compensation.
Senior counsel S. Nirajan Reddy, appearing for Sigachi, said the mill absorption would beryllium paying Rs. 42 lakh compensation each to the families of the victims. The remaining sum was apt to beryllium paid by the State and the Central governments. The absorption signed an statement connected July 1, 2025 consenting to wage Rs. 42 lakh compensation to each of the victims families, the antagonistic affidavit filed by the absorption said. While immoderate magnitude was paid, post-dated cheques were issued for the remaining sums.
The institution informed the High Court that sums of 2 lakh rupees and 1 lakh rupees were paid to workers who sustained large and insignificant injuries respectively portion each aesculapian expenses were borne by it. The elder counsel appealed to the seat to guarantee the lawsuit was investigated connected merits and the proceedings tribunal was not nether unit portion adjudicating bail plea of the arrested persons successful the backdrop of the PIL petition being heard by the HC.
The Amicus Curiae successful the case, Dominic Fernandes, sought immoderate much clip to survey the study submitted by the authorities and the antithetic legislations that tin beryllium brought into play successful the matter. Observing that it was ‘not controlling the investigation, the seat adjourned the substance to January 29.
