Tamil Nadu cop threatens protesters amid brutality row

India Jul 02, 2025

After a deadly firecracker factory explosion in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, that killed eight and injured several, a video surfaced showing Virudhunagar SP D Kannan warning grieving families to "behave properly" during their protest.
This has fueled more criticism of the police, who are already under fire for recent cases of brutality and custodial deaths.

CM offers compensation, but trust is shaken

Chief Minister MK Stalin has offered compensation—₹4 lakh for each deceased victim's family, ₹1 lakh for serious injuries, and ₹50,000 for minor ones.
Still, public trust is shaken as another video shows police beating a man at Devanathanpatti station during an arrest.
Many are calling for better accountability from the authorities.