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Vijay appears before CBI in Delhi over Karur stampede case NEW DELHI: TVK Chief, actor Vijay, on Monday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi in connection with the investigation into the Karur stampede case. A special team is questioning him at the agency’s headquarters, sources said.Last week, the CBI issued a…
CHENNAI: TVK president Vijay will be in New Delhi on Monday to appear before the CBI in connection with the probe into Karur stampede, in which 41 people died. The CBI issued a notice under section 179 of the BNSS earlier this month, asking Vijay to present himself for examination. TVK sources said Vijay would…
The Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of the Madras High Court’s handling of the Karur stampede case, stating “something is going wrong in the HC.” The apex court rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s plea to let its own commission investigate the incident, emphasizing the need for a fair and impartial inquiry. The SC will examine…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday observed, “there is something wrong going on in the high court,” as it rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s plea to modify its earlier order suspending a one-man inquiry commission and the SIT probe into the Karur stampede, which claimed 41 lives. The bench of Justices JK Maheswari and…
PUDUCHERRY: A man carrying a handgun was held on Tuesday while trying to enter actor Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally at the Expo Ground in Uppalam. The incident caused brief tension at the venue, where police had enforced tight security following the Karur stampede tragedy.Police said the man, who claimed to be from Sivaganga…
In the wake of the devastating stampede in Karur, the TVK has stepped forward, offering ₹20 lakh to each of the 41 families affected, alongside the state government’s provision of ₹10 lakh. Actor Vijay has called upon party members to skip Diwali festivities out of respect for the victims. KARUR: TVK has transferred 20 lakh…
NEW DELHI: TVK Karur district secretary V P Mathiazhagan and central town secretary Masi Pavunraj are set to be released from jail Thursday after a court rejected the police request to extend their custody. According to TVK’s counsel Srinivasan, as cited by ANI, once the court issues a copy of the order and the necessary…
Vijay and MK Stalin (File photo) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday addressed the Karur tragedy in the assembly, where a stampede at actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally killed 41 people. He blamed the crowd management and Vijay, saying the delay in the leader’s arrival caused severe congestion.“Karur has shaken the conscience of…
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu shook “national conscience” and the case has “political undertone”, Supreme Court Monday decided to hand over the probe into the tragedy to CBI & also appointed a three-member panel headed by its former judge Ajay Rastogi to supervise the investigation.Questioning the fairness of the investigation,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the stampede that occurred at Vijay’s TVK rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur, noting that “fair and impartial investigation is a right of the citizens”.The top court has also appointed a three-member panel headed by retired SC judge Ajay…
