HC asks to submit DVAC report on role of cops

SAYING that the police officers responsible for the firing on the '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 granted three months time for the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to hold a 'fair and transparent' investigation into the assets of these 21 officers and submit a report to the court.

- R SIVAKUMAR

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.