Raipur: Amid rising protests, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar Thursday announced a judicial probe into alleged atrocities by policemen in three villages in Dantewada district this month.
Kanwar made the announcement in the state assembly and said a judicial probe will make matters clear on what happened with tribal civilians in insurgency-riddled Dantewada district.
Civilians of Tarmetla and two other villages have claimed that policemen had burnt down more than 200 houses, killed a few people and even raped some women. Newspaper photographs showed scenes of houses burnt.
Civilians of Tarmetla and two other villages have claimed that policemen had burnt down more than 200 houses, killed a few people and even raped some women. Newspaper photographs showed scenes of houses burnt.
IANS
First Published: Friday, April 01, 2011, 10:07