Tamil Nadu urges Supreme Court to recall order for CBI probe into Karur stampede

The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Supreme Court to recall its interim order directing an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district, which left 41 persons dead, Live Law reported on Tuesday.

In an affidavit, the state said the order effectively granted the petitioner’s final relief at an interim stage by taking the investigation away from the state police and putting it under an external supervisory committee.

The Supreme Court ordered a CBI investigation into the stampede on October 13 after hearing multiple petitions, including one from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam general secretary Aadhav Arjuna.