Chennai: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the transfer of the probe into the Karur rally stampede in Tamil Nadu to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and appointed a three-member supervisory committee led by retired Supreme Court Justice Ajay Rastogi.

The stampede, which claimed 41 lives, took place in Karur on 27 September during a rally organised by actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), as part of its planned state-wide campaign ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Aniruddha J. Anjaria passed the interim order while hearing a batch of petitions filed by TVK and two individuals affected by the stampede, seeking an independent investigation into the incident. Show Full Article

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