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Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protest and police firing, May 2018

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Oct 2022

In power
DMK — Tamil Nadu
Acted
State government, Tamil Nadu

Action on the commission report: after the report was tabled, the Tamil Nadu government suspended four policemen, among them constable Sudalaikannu, and began penalty proceedings against former Collector N. Venkatesh. Reports differ on whether the senior officer suspended was a DSP or an inspector. The Chief Minister told the Assembly that disciplinary action had been started against the IG, DIG, SP and other officers named in the report, and the government announced an additional Rs 5 lakh for each of the 13 families [2][1][3][4]

  • 4 policemen suspended, said Deccan Herald [2]
  • Rs 5 lakh additional compensation for each family of the dead, said Government of Tamil Nadu (as reported by Deccan Herald) [3]
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Sources

  1. 1Thoothukudi firing: Inquiry report finds police, revenue officials responsible for 13 deathsDown To Earth, Anil Ashwani Sharma, 28 Oct 2022T4 ReportArchived 6 Nov 2024
  2. 2Thoothukudi firing report: Tamil Nadu acts against policemen and IAS officerDeccan Herald, ETB Sivapriyan, 24 Oct 2022T4 Report
  3. 3Thoothukudi police firing victims to get additional compensationDeccan Herald, ETB Sivapriyan, 16 Nov 2022T4 Report
  4. 4Guilty will be punished: Stalin on Thoothukudi police firingDT Next, 19 Oct 2022T5 Secondary