Tuticorin: A day after 11 anti-Sterlite protestors lost their lives in police action, Thiru P Mahendran, Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi and N Venkatesh, Collector were transferred on Wednesday evening.
After fresh violence broke out on Wednesday, another man died taking the death toll to 12.
Enraged over Tuesday's killings, protesters took to streets and showered stones and brickbats at police, prompting security personnel to open fire at Anna Nagar, they said.
Also read: Anti-Sterlite stir: Another man killed in police firing, toll mounts to 12
According to an NDTV report, two police jeeps were also set on fire and actor-politician Kamal Haasan was heckled when he went to a hospital to visit those who were injured in Tuesday's police violence.
Locals have been agitating for over 100 days now demanding the closure of the Vedanta group copper plant over pollution concerns.
