Panel recommends action against collector, police officers in Thoothukudi firing incident

The commission of inquiry into the Thoothukudi police firing resulting in 13 deaths and injuries to 100 persons in May 2018 suggested action against the then district collector, police officers and deputy tahsildars for their acts of commission and omission. It suggested departmental action against the then district collector Venkatesh about his style of functioning reminiscent of abdication of his responsibility. "The conclusion then becomes irresistible that there had been excess on the part of the police," Justice Aruna Jagadeesan commission of enquiry report, tabled in the assembly on Tuesday said.