CBI team arrives in Karur to begin probe into TVK rally stampede case

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The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally successful  Karur, wherever  a stampede killed implicit    40 people. File

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally successful Karur, wherever a stampede killed implicit 40 people. File | Photo Credit: M. Moorthy

Acting connected the Supreme Court’s interim orders, a squad from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), led by a Superintendent of Police, has arrived successful Karur to statesman the probe into the stampede astatine a rally addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay connected September 27. As galore arsenic 41 radical died successful the assemblage crush.

An Additional Superintendent of Police and a Deputy Superintendent of Police are portion of the squad that has been camping successful Karur since Friday (October 17, 2025) morning.

The team, which is presently holding discussions astatine the Circuit House successful Karur, volition get the documents pertaining to the probe carried retired by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Inspector General of Police Asra Garg connected an earlier direction of a azygous justice of the Madras High Court. The Supreme Court had suspended the SIT probe.

After receiving the lawsuit details registered by the Karur municipality constabulary connected September 27, the CBI squad is expected to statesman its probe aboriginal connected Friday.

Published - October 17, 2025 11:32 americium IST

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