Stampede Case: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday summoned actor-turned-politician Vijay for questioning in the Karur stampede case, in which 41 people lost their lives, and 60 people were left injured. The development comes months after the central probe agency took over the case, following the Supreme Court order.
On October 13, the top court ordered a CBI probe into the Karur stampede, which occurred during a rally of Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on September 27, saying that the incident deserves a fair and impartial investigation.
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SC Refuses To Modify Its Direction On Suspension Of Enquiry Commission
Earlier, on December 12, the the apex court declined Tamil Nadu government's plea to modify its order suspending a one-man enquiry commission and the SIT to look into the stampede.
A bench of justices JK Maheswari and Vijay Bishnoi took a critical view of the report filed by registrar general of the Madras High Court saying, "There is something wrong going on in the high court. This is not a right thing that is happening in the high court."
In its order on a plea by TVK for an independent probe, the top court had set up a three-member supervisory committee headed by former apex court judge Ajay Rastogi to monitor the CBI investigation and suspended the directions for the appointment of SIT and a one-man enquiry commission. It had also criticised Justice N Senthilkumar of the Madras High Court for entertaining petitions on the incident, ordering an SIT probe and making observations against TVK and its members without making them a party to the case.
On October 30, the top court asked a Karur stampede victim's family to approach the CBI with its allegation that it was threatened by officials.
(With PTI inputs)