The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a CBI investigation into the Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives and left over 100 injured during a rally held in support of actor Vijay’s political outfit, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). In an interim order, a Bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi to oversee the CBI inquiry. The apex court further directed that two Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS officers, who are not natives of the state, would assist Justice Rastogi as part of the supervisory panel.

The Bench, led by Justice Maheshwari, was hearing a series of petitions challenging the Madras High Court’s order that had called for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the incident. The petitioners instead sought an independ

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