Anti-Sterlite protest in Tuticorin turns violent; agitators fight pitched battles with police
Anti-Sterlite protest demanding closure of Vedanta Tuticorin plant turns violent, agitators fight pitched battles with police
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Smoke billows out of burning vehicles after a protest demanding closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit in Tuticorin turned violent on Tuesday. PTI
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The violent anti-Sterlite protest entered the 100th day on Tuesday as vehicles were burned on the streets. PTI
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Police personnel tackles the agitators at Tuticorin. The police opened fire on Tuesday, and nine protesters were killed. The Tamil Nadu government ordered a judicial inquiry into the police firing. PTI
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Thousands of agitators march through the streets. They insisted on taking out a rally to the district collectorate, after they were denied permission to march towards the copper smelter plant. PTI
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Agitators march through the streets next to the burning barricades. Ten people, including two women, were killed when police opened fire on rampaging protestors. PTI
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Injured people were taken for treatment at a government hospital following the agitation. Around 65 people were critically injured in the violence. PTI
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