PUDUKKOTTAI: Four people, including a quarry owner, who have been arrested on charges of murdering activist K Jagabar Ali (58) have been remanded in judicial custody until February 3.
The Thirumayam judicial magistrate ordered the accused to be lodged in the district jail. Ali, an activist against illegal sand mining, died on the spot after a tipper lorry hit his bike on Friday afternoon.
The arrests were made on Sunday after a police probe revealed that the incident, initially suspected to be an accident, was a premeditated act orchestrated by individuals associated with an illegal stone quarry.
