The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday refused to order a CBI probe into the Karur stampede case, saying the investigation by Karur police was still in its initial stage. The court was hearing a PIL filed by the Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi and also took up a petition filed by one of the victims.

The Bench said the PIL by the political party could not be entertained as it was not an aggrieved party. In the case of the victim’s petition, the Bench directed him to approach the principal bench in Chennai, which is already handling matters related to drafting a standard operating procedure (SOP) for political rallies.

During the hearing, the court also issued instructions to political parties, asking them to provide proper drinking water, sanitation facilities and sufficient par

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