New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed, saying that the incident has shaken the national conscience and deserves a fair and impartial investigation.

In its order on a plea by actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for an independent probe, the top court also set up a three-member supervisory committee headed by former apex court judge Ajay Rastogi to monitor the CBI investigation.

Suspending the directions for the appointment of SIT and a one-man enquiry commission, the apex court asked Tamil Nadu to extend full cooperation to the officers of the central agency. It also criticised Justice N Senthilkumar of the Madras High Court for entertaining petitions on incident, ordering an SIT probe and mak

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