The police on Friday said that Chetan Patil, the structural consultant named in the FIR registered in connection with the Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, has been arrested from Kolhapur, reported news agency PTI.

Patil was taken into custody late on Thursday night and was handed over to the Sindhudurg police for further investigation, said Kolhapur Superintendent of Police Mahendra Pandit, reported PTI.