New Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) In a latest update in connection with the Karur stampede case, Tamil superstar Vijay is likely to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) tomorrow.
Vijay is likely to visit the CBI’s headquarters at 11 am, where he will be questioned by the elite team of CBI.
In December, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) General Secretary Adharva Arjun and Nirmal Kumar joined CBI’s investigation. A team of elite officials of the CBI will record their statements.
The CBI is currently looking into the matter which was initially lodged with the local police.
The CBI summoned those who who were involved in the matter. The central investigation agency is making efforts to know the exact roles of each one.
Vijay was also summoned by CBI.
It is noteworthy that several people were injured in the Karur stampede incident, after which, considering the seriousness of the matter, the investigation was handed over to CBI.
The CBI has re-registered a case of the devastating Karur stampede that killed 41 people during a rally for actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party on September 27.
A CBI team earlier went to Tamil Nadu and visited the incident site in Karur. As part of the investigation, the team also met with the victims and their families to record their statements.
The probe was handed over to the central agency by an order of the Supreme Court, which recently set aside a Madras High Court directive for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe. The High Court had previously formed an SIT, which was headed by Officer Asha Garg.
The TVK party, led by Vijay, had challenged the High Court’s SIT order in the top court. In response, a Supreme Court bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria ordered a CBI investigation under the supervision of a three-member committee.
This committee will be headed by former Supreme Court Justice Ajay Rastogi. The panel will also include two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the Tamil Nadu cadre, who are not natives of the state. These officers, not below the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP), will be chosen by Justice Rastogi.
