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
The violent anti-Sterlite protest entered the 100th day on Tuesday as vehicles were burned on the streets. PTI
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
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
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
Injured people were taken for treatment at a government hospital following the agitation. Around 65 people were critically injured in the violence. PTI