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The District and Sessions Court successful Karur has rejected the bail petition filed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Karur Central Urban territory caput M.C. Pounraj, who was arrested successful transportation with the stampede during a TVK nationalist gathering successful Velusamypuram connected September 27 that claimed 41 lives and near implicit 100 injured.
Following the incident, the Karur Town Police registered cases against respective TVK functionaries, including West territory caput K.P.Mathiyazhagan, wide caput Bussy Anand, and State associated caput CTR Nirmal Kumar.
Mathiyazhagan, who had been absconding, was arrested from a colony adjacent Gujiliamparai successful Dindigul district. Pounraj, who allegedly gave him shelter, was taken into custody connected September 29.
After a elaborate interrogation, some were produced earlier the Karur Judicial Magistrate Court-I connected September 30. Following arguments from some sides, the tribunal remanded them successful judicial custody for 15 days.
When Pounraj aboriginal sought bail earlier the District and Sessions Court, District and Sessions Judge K.H. Elavazhagan connected Wednesday dismissed the petition, observing that the probe was inactive astatine a preliminary stage.
R. Manikandan (36) a TVK functionary from Salem territory surrendered earlier the Judicial Magistrate Court–I, Karur, connected Wednesday and was granted bail aft claiming ownership of a conveyance seized by constabulary from the stampede site. Earlier, Karur Town Police booked 10 unidentified persons for allegedly assaulting ambulance operator Eswaramoorthy of Mariamman Koil Street connected September 27 nighttime erstwhile helium attempted to ferry victims. He was hospitalised with injuries. The lawsuit was registered nether Sections 191(2), 296(b), 115(2), 127(2), 324(4), and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
