Following the directive by the Supreme Court, IPS officer Praveen Kumar arrived in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Friday to lead the CBI investigation into the stampede during Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s rally, which claimed 41 lives.

A special CBI team comprising Additional Superintendent of Police (ADSP) Mukesh Kumar and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramakrishnan, under the leadership of IPS Praveen Kumar, has reached the Karur district.

According to police sources, documents related to the case that were in possession of the SIT have been handed over to the CBI officials.

This comes after the apex court ordered a CBI probe into the case.

A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria also ordered a three-member committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justic

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