PROBE ASSETS OF 21 OFFICERS IN STERLITE CASE IN 3 MONTHS: HC

SAYING that officers responsible for the firing on ‘unarmed' anti-Sterlite protesters in Thoothukudi in 2018, in which 13 people died, must be made to feel the pinch, the Madras High Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).

- R SIVAKUMAR

The directorate must hold a 'fair and transparent' investigation into the assets of 21 officers and submit a report in three months, the HC said.

A division bench of Justices SS Sundar and N Senthilkumar passed the interim orders granting time to the DVAC while hearing a petition filed by Henri Tiphagne, executive director of People's Watch, seeking orders to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to reopen the inquiry into the firing incident.