NHRC notice over Army 'killing' teen in Chennai

July 06, 2011 17:52

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Defence Secretary over the killing of a boy in Cantonment area in Chennai. If you're not aware of what happened, here's what happened.

A 13-year-old boy died of bullet injuries when an army jawan allegedly fired at him and three others for trespassing on to residential premises near Fort St George in Chennai on Sunday, triggering protests.

Dilshan, whose father is a labourer, was rushed to a nearby government hospital. TN CM Jayalalithaa has held the army responsible for the killing.

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