Thoothukudi firing: CoI submits interim report
The Hindu
The Commission of Inquiry, led by retired High Court judge Aruna Jagadeesan that was constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to probe the police firing and killing of civilians protesting against Ste
The , led by retired High Court judge Aruna Jagadeesan that was constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to probe the , submitted its interim report to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in the Secretariat in Chennai on Friday. Ms. Jagadeesan submitted the interim report to Mr. Stalin in the presence of Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu. Soon after the incident on May 22, 2018, the then AIADMK government constituted the Commission of Inquiry under Ms. Jagadeesan. The terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry were to inquire into the causes and circumstances leading to the opening of fire resulting in death and injuries to persons on May 22, 2018, in Thoothukudi arising out of law and order disturbances, including damage to public and private properties.
On November 30, a team of officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Water Resources Department (WRD) and Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) conducted a joint inspection of a rainwater vent below the Chennai Bypass Road in Thiruneermalai. This marks the second time NHAI and WRD have carried out an inspection following a request being made by residents. They want NHAI to widen the vent located below the Bypass Road to facilitate rainwater drainage from ‘Nattukalvai’. The office bearers of the Federation of Welfare Associations accompanied the officials.












