New Delhi, Jan 12 (UNI) Tamil film star and politician Vijay appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi on Monday in connection with the Karur stampede case.
Vijay arrived at the CBI headquarters at 11:30 am and proceeded inside without speaking to the media. During questioning, investigators focused on delays and crowd management lapses linked to the fatal stampede at a public rally in Karur on September 27 last year which left 41 persons killed and around 100 others injured.
A key point of investigation is the alleged seven-hour delay between the scheduled start of the event and Vijay’s arrival. The CBI is examining whether this delay contributed to the uncontrolled swelling of the crowd and the subsequent chaos.
Sources said the TVK party leader faced a series of detailed questions, including his role in planning or approving the rally, whether he was informed about the expected crowd size, his awareness of conditions set by local authorities for the event, arrangements for crowd management—whether handled by his party volunteers or private agencies, if he was briefed on barricading, entry-exit routes, and buffer zones, whether he reviewed preparedness at the venue. if any warnings about overcrowding were communicated before his arrival, the reason behind his delayed arrival, whether he was informed that the delay was agitating the crowd and if he received advice to cancel, postpone, or shift the event online.
The CBI took over the probe from Tamil Nadu Police in October last year following a Supreme Court directive. The agency has been investigating the circumstances that led to the stampede during the political event in Karur.
