The incident occurred when the labourers were cleaning the quarry and preparing it for an explosion. Suddenly, a part of the quarry, known as DRS, collapsed on them, burying them under mud and gravel, the police said.
About five premises belonging to Solanki, including his residence in Defence Colony Jajmau, a linked property in Becon Ganj area, as well as that of his jailed brother Rizwan, are being covered by ED teams from the Lucknow zonal office.
The deceased was the father of one of the two maternal sisters, who were found hanging in a village in Kanpur district on February 29 after being gangraped. According to his kin, the man allegedly died by suicide as the accused’s family members were pressurising him to withdraw the gangrape case