During the call Mugilan reportedly told Sridhar about threats he had received from police and Sterlite officials.
WhereIsMugilan? This has been the question on the minds of activists, family, friends and scores of people over the past month. On Friday, Twitter was flooded with questions from people questioning the government and police on the mysterious disappearance of the activist who was last seen in Chennai on February 15.
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'Watching the video of a girl begging her assailants to let her go was chilling,' says student protester
A groundswell of student protests have erupted in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu after videos showing sexual assaults on college girls were posted on the internet.
Leaked video and audio recordings, police bungling, and alleged political interference have led to thousands taking to the streets, demanding justice for the survivors.
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A wave of student protests rocked in Tamil Nadu on Thursday after a number of videos showing sexual assaults on college girls were posted online.
Outrage increased after police said the footage was part of wider plot by a group of men to befriend college students on social media, meet them to commit sexual assaults, and then use the video footage to blackmail victims.
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He is said to have gone missing after a press meet on the Thoothukudi firing
Human Rights Defenders Alert - India (HRDA), an organisation that works to defend human rights activists facing threats, has appealed to the Chennai Police Commissioner to take immediate steps to trace environmental activist R.S. Mugilan, who is said to have been missing since Friday.
Student protests rock India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday
CHENNAI: A wave of student protests rocked India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday after a number of videos showing sexual assaults on college girls were posted online.
Outrage increased after police said the footage was part of wider plot by a group of men to befriend college students on social media, meet them to commit sexual assaults, and then use the video footage to blackmail victims.
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Students took to the streets in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India after several videos that showed sexual assaults on college girls were posted online.
A throng of women's rights campaigners demanded the authorities on March 14 to quickly investigate the assaults and also provide protection to the victims. Many of the victims in the videos have since been identified based on the footage.
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The number of crimes against women reported to police in India rose by 83 percent from 2007 to 2016
By Anuradha Nagaraj
CHENNAI, India, March 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A wave of student protests rocked India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday after a number of videos showing sexual assaults on college girls were posted online.
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Protests erupt in India after series of videos showing college girls being gang-raped and begging to be freed are posted online by blackmailers
