Karur: The Karur city police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) containing devastating allegations against the organizers of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s (TVK) campaign rally, stating that criminal negligence and a deliberate strategy to amplify crowds directly led to the stampede that claimed 41 lives on September 27. The official document accuses key party leaders of ignoring multiple explicit warnings from senior police officers about the imminent risk of suffocation and loss of life.

The FIR reveals that the tragedy was triggered by a cascade of failures. According to the report, TVK volunteers, due to a lack of crowd management, climbed onto trees and tin sheds erected for shade along the road. The structure of a shed and several tree branches, unable to bear the weight, broke

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