Karur Stampede: Supreme Court orders CBI 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 Rastogi to supervise the CBI probe in the case.

The Tamil Nadu government told the Supreme Court that the victim’s family has said they did not file the petition on whose plea the CBI probe was ordered, terming it a fraud on the court. The court said it would examine the issue and clarified that its order is interim.