Raja Dileepan is no more. Not many would know him by his name. But many would have seen this image of a policeman standing on top of a vehicle in Thoothukudi, an SLR in his hands, aiming towards protesters on May 22, 2018. That photograph became one of the defining images of the Thoothukudi police firing. While I was reporting on the #ThoothukudiKillings, I spent days trying to trace him. After the firing, he had gone into hiding. His team was shifted to another district, away from the media. He was kept out of sight. I eventually traced Raja Dileepan. I was one of the few journalists who spoke to him. That phone conversation is something I have never forgotten. There was something deeply chilling about hearing the voice of the man behind that photograph and listening to him speak about what happened that day. Years later, the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission recorded that Raja had fired two rounds from an SLR while standing on top of a police vehicle outside the Collectorate. The Commission also indicted police officers who were responsible for the firing. But even years later, no action has been taken against them. Watch this report: youtu.be/mC8lLKF9Jf0?si=iNn2…