The Supreme Court on Monday (October 13, 2025) ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)-led probe into the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu , which claimed at least 41 lives during a rally organised by actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on September 27.

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A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria directed the constitution of a three-member committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi, to monitor the progress of the investigation. The committee will also comprise two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the Tamil Nadu cadre who are not natives of the State.

“An impartial probe is the right of every citizen,” the court observed, while noting that

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