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Sterlite protest: 13 dead, over 100 hurt; Harsh Vardhan to look into matter

The Delhi High Court today on Friday it to the NHRC to decide a lawyer's representation for an independent probe into the incident

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Police personnel baton charge at a protestor demanding the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit, in Tuticorin | Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi
At least 13 people had died and 102 others were reported injured by Thursday in the anti-Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi as the death toll kept increasing. Further, vehicles worth Rs 10.27 million were damaged and burnt down during the protests. 

"A total of 13 people have died, including 11 men and 2 women. 102 people have been injured out of which 19 are severe cases. Vehicles worth Rs 1 crore 27 lakh have been burnt down," said Shailesh Kumar, IG (South Range), while talking to news agencies. 

At least 67 people have been arrested until now for indulging

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