Anti-Sterlite stir: 13 dead, public property worth Rs 10.2 million damaged
Delhi High Court today will likely hear a Tamil Nadu-based advocate's petition pleading NHRC to visit Thoothukudi district and conduct an inquiry into the anti-Sterlite protest on its own Current Affairs News : At least 13 people had died and 102 others were reported injured by Thursday in the anti-Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi as the death toll kept increasing. Further, vehicles worth Rs 10.27 million were damaged and burnt down during the protests. "A total of 13 people have died, including 11 men and 2 women. 102 people have been injured out of which 19 are severe cases. Vehicles worth Rs 1 crore 27 lakh have been burnt down," said Shailesh Kumar, IG (South Range), while talking to news agencies. At least 67 people have been arrested until now for indulging in violence and damage to public property. Meanwhile, Vedanta Resources' chairman on Thursday expressed sorrow over the deaths during the protests and said that the co...