Synopsis: The CBI probe isn’t necessarily a setback for the state government since it never opposed it. The high court had already set up an SIT; the Supreme Court has merely replaced it with a CBI probe. In fact, CBI inquiries tend to take years, whereas SITs usually conclude within three to six months.

The Supreme Court on Monday, 13 October, directed the CBI to probe the Karur stampede during a rally held by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), in which 41 people were killed.

A Bench of j ustices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria also constituted a special three-member panel to supervise the CBI probe into the 27 September tragedy. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi will head the panel. Justice Rastogi would select the remaining two members, Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS officers,

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