The police excess took place in June 1992, when 133 forest officials, 108 police officers, and six revenue officers attacked Vachathi residents claiming that they were protecting Veerappan.
Justice Anand Venkatesh of Madras High Court, who has caused a political stir in the State of Tamil Nadu by deciding to suo motu take up revision of orders acquitting politicians, has now been .
The Madras high court on Friday upheld a trial court order convicting over 200 men, including forest and police officials and sentencing them to various prison terms for atrocities committed against tribals including rape, where the victims included a minor girl and a pregnant woman.
India News: Thirty-one years after 18 women were raped in Vachathi tribal village, in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district, the Madras high court confirmed on Friday