Anti-Sterlite protests highlights: 13 people killed and vehicles worth Rs 1.27 crore burnt, say police

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The Madras High Court on Thursday declined to modify its order directing the Tamil Nadu government to preserve until further orders the bodies of those killed during the anti-Sterlite protest at Tuticorin on May 22.

A vacation bench of justices T Ravindran and P Velmurugan rejected the state government's plea for modifying the court's order and directed it to file its counter by May 30. The government submitted no purpose would be served in preserving the bodies and cited opinion of experts that in case of injuries on bodies, it would lead to rapid decomposition even in cold storage. Such cases of mass preservation would accelerate decomposition, the government said.

In his petition filed on behalf of the Home Secretary, the DGP, the district collector and the SP of Tuticorin, M Murugan, joint secretary Home (Strictly Confidential) department, submitted that a team of government doctors has already conducted and completed the post-mortem of two bodies. (PTI)

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"Want to ask the PM, is the Tamil Nadu CM fit to continue? This is another kind of fitness challenge that we throw it to the Prime Minister,"Singhvisaid.

"After clear proof of shooting and killings, not a single suspension has happened just transfers,"Singhvisaid.

"Has anybody found out which officer was responsible to readily accept this project when it shifted from Maharashtra," Congress leader Abhishek Singhvisaid.

"Why did the Govt reverse the Congress decision that no clearance will be given to industries in such zones where there is a clear chance of environment hazards," Congress leader AbhishekSinghvi said.

The electricity supply to Sterlite Industries has been cut off: Gagandeep Singh Bedi, governmentmonitoring officer told ANI.

"65 people have been arrested andremanded for indulging in violence during the Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi. Another 68 people have been arrested andwill be produced in front of the magistrate for causing damage to public property andindulging in violence,"Sandeep Nanduri, Collector said.

Supreme Court lawyer GSMani, has filed a writ petition in the Court seeking registration of FIR andinvestigation by the CBI against Thoothukudi Collector, Superintendent of Police andother police officials, reported ANI.

APublic Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed with the Supreme Court demanding a CBI probe into the violencethat took place over protests in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, according to media reports.

Madras High Court refuses to modify order on preservation of dead bodies in the Tuticorinprotest. The bodies will not be cremated until further notice.

If someone is attacked, the natural course would be to defend & safeguard themselves. This is what has been done by the police in response: EK Palaniswami on #SterliteProtests. pic.twitter.com/4dedWZUH89

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2018

Justifying the police shooting at the protest, Tamil Nadu CM said, "If someone is attacked, the natural course would be to defend & safeguard themselves. This is what has been done by the police in response".