Karur stampede: Retired Supreme Court judge–led committee at Karur to monitor ongoing CBI probe

The Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by retired Supreme Court justice Ajay Rastogi, connected Tuesday (December 2, 2025), began its three-day sojourn to Karur to show the ongoing CBI probe into the September 27 stampede astatine Velusamypuram successful which 41 radical died and respective sustained injuries during a governmental rally conducted by histrion and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) person Vijay.

Retired justice Rastogi, accompanied by elder IPS officers Sonal Mishra and Sumit Saran, reached the Public Works Department Guest House, which is operating arsenic the impermanent CBI bureau successful the territory astir 10 a.m. The sojourn follows the Supreme Court’s order halting the earlier SIT probe led by Inspector General of Police Asra Garg and transferring the lawsuit to the CBI, placing it nether the committee’s supervision.

Over 15 CBI personnel, led by Gujarat-cadre IPS serviceman Praveen Kumar, person been stationed successful Karur for respective days, analysing crowd-movement videos, witnesser accounts and surveillance footage. Mr. Rastogi and the supervising officers held a elaborate reappraisal gathering with the team.

On Monday (December 1), CBI Deputy Inspector General Atul Kumar Thakur inspected the stampede tract aft consultations astatine the impermanent house.

Committee to conscionable families

Over the adjacent 2 days, retired justice Rastogi’s squad is scheduled to conscionable families of the deceased and the injured to papers their grievances and concerns. People and representatives of governmental parties are besides expected to taxable petitions to the committee, detailing alleged lapses successful assemblage control, lawsuit planning, and exigency response. Officials said these submissions would beryllium taken connected grounds arsenic portion of the fact-finding process.

Karur District Collector M. Thangavel and RDO Mohammed Faizal welcomed the committee members and briefed them connected the administrative response, including compensation disbursal and information protocols introduced since the incident.

Police sources said Mr. Rastogi volition stay successful Karur until December 4, earlier leaving for Coimbatore to alert back.