Chennai, May 14 (UNI) Retired Madras High Court Judge
Ms Aruna Jagadeesan, who is heading the Commission of
Inquiry formed to probe the May 2018 firing at Tuticorin on
anti-sterlite protestors, today submitted her interim report
to the Tamil Nadu government.
Ms Aruna Jagadeesan submitted the report to Chief Minister
M K Stalin in the presence of Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu at
the State Secretariat here.
The Commission of Inquiry was appointed by the then AIADMK
regime to probe the firing incident in which 13 people were killed
when the protests against the Vedanta Group's Sterlite Copper
smelter plant turned violent, after which the plant was shut.
The terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry is to inquire
into the causes and circumstances that led to the firing and damage
to public and private properties.
The panel will determine whether appropriate force was used as
warranted by the circumstances and whether all prescribed
procedures were followed before firing, besides ascertain whether
there was any excess on the part of police officers and if so, to
suggest action to be taken.
The panel was also to recommend suitable measures to prevent
recurrence of such incidents in future.
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