New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a CBI inquiry into the Karur stampede — a tragic incident that claimed 41 lives and left over 100 injured.

In its interim order, a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria appointed former SC judge Justice Ajay Rastogi to supervise the CBI probe.

Apart from Justice Rastogi, two IPS officials of Tamil Nadu — who are not native to the state — will also be part of the supervision panel, the apex court further directed.

The Justice Maheshwari-led Bench was dealing with a batch of pleas challenging the Madras High Court’s directive for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the incident and sought an independent probe.

While actor-politician Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has sought an investigation under the chairma

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