Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday turned down a petition by BJP leader Uma Anandan seeking to hand over the investigation into the Karur stampede to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Anandan had asked the court to transfer the case, citing lingering questions and alleged official apathy in the aftermath of the tragedy. The division bench declined this request, noting that the Madurai bench of the High Court, which has territorial jurisdiction, was the appropriate forum. ADVERTISEMENT

In addition, Justice N Senthilkumar denied anticipatory bail to N Sathish Kumar, the district secretary of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), in relation to the case. The court, while rejecting the bail plea, questioned the party’s inability to control its followers and pointed to “unruly behav

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