Hydrocarbon protest in Tamil Nadu: Cops in prison forcefully make girls remove clothes
After Jallikattu, whole of Tamil Nadu came together against the Petroleum ministry's nod to dig wells near Cauvery basin to extract hydrocarbons.
Threatened by the protests, the government of Tamil Nadu agreed not to give any permissions to dig wells near Cauvery basin for hydrocarbon extractions. The protest was soon called off.
Unfortunately, one of the students who participated in the movement claimed that she was humiliated by cops who made her and other girl students stand nude in front of them.
Valarmathi, a journalism student from Periyar University said that she was travelling from Coimbatore to Neduvasal along with six other students on April 15.
"We were stopped at Neduvasal train station and asked to get down by cops who said that they wanted to question us. They took us to the magistrate around 8.30 pm and we were remanded and our mobile phones were confiscated," said Valarmathi.
"At 1 pm, we were taken to the prison, that is where they told us to undress. When we protested, five cops surrounded us and forcefully made us remove our clothes and checked us three times."
Outraged by the action, Valarmathi and her friends now want a judicial inquiry into the matter. They even want the officers responsible to be suspended, as they wanted to put an end to the atrocities that occur inside the prison, which goes unquestioned.
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