Karur stampede | ‘Bussy’ Anand, Nirmal Kumar move HC seeking anticipatory bail

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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) wide caput N. Anand alias ‘Bussy’ Anand and associated wide caput C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar person moved the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail.

They are apprehending apprehension by Karur constabulary successful transportation with the ‘stampede’ incidental astatine Velusamypuram successful Karur district, successful which 41 radical died successful a ‘stampede’ astatine the TVK party’s Karur rally connected Saturday night.

The lawsuit of the prosecution is that Karur West territory caput V.P. Mathiyazhagan sought support for conducting the TVK enactment rally successful Karur betwixt 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. with an anticipated assemblage of 10,000 people. However, astir 25,000 radical had gathered.

Actor Vijay, the enactment leader, arrived belatedly to behaviour the roadshow. Due to the precocious arrival, the assemblage increased. The tragic incidental occurred owed to the dense crowd, according to the prosecution.

The petitioners said the allegations were false, baseless and intended to implicate them for governmental reasons. They had nary relation successful the incident. The constabulary had failed to supply capable extortion contempt anterior cognition of the crowd. The petitioners and the TVK enactment members took steps to modulate the crowd, they contended.

The petitioners claimed they were guiltless and person not committed immoderate offence arsenic alleged by the prosecution. They said they were consenting to abide by immoderate conditions imposed by the High Court.

Published - September 30, 2025 10:09 p.m. IST

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