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Karur Stampede Tragedy: the police file a file against the Vijay TVK while the toll reaches 40

Police recorded a case against various leaders of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam group (TVK) of the politician who became actor Vijay after a jostling during his rally killed 40 people, announced on Sunday September 28.

“Tamil Nadu’s police filed the case, the first step towards potential accusations, against senior TVK party officials, Bussy Anand, Nirmal Kumar and Vice-President Mathiyalagan, and the investigation is underway,” said news agency Reuters, the main police officer, said the news agency.

“TVK initially requested permission for a gathering of 10,000 people, but the real crowd was more than double,” he added.

The toll reaches 40

The number of deaths in the number of people killed increased to September 40 after an injured person, who received treatment, died of injuries.

Tamil Nadu’s health secretary, P Senthil Kumar, said earlier than 39 deaths had been reported, including 17 women, 13 men, 4 male children and 5 children in the incident, according to the PTI.

Read more: Karur Stampede: Vijay to give 20 ₹ Lakh compensation to each family of 39 victims who died in the TVK rally

TVK approaches the high court of Madras

Meanwhile, the TVK approached the high court of Madras on September 28 to request an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging a conspiracy and a gap of stone.

Arivazhagan, president of TVK Advocates, said: “The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor C. Joseph Vijay approached the High Court of Madras in search of a central investigation office (CBI) or a special investigation team (SIT) in probe on the tragic of Karur who said almost 40 lives.

Lawyer S.arivazhagan, comparing for TVK, mentioned before judge Mr. Dhandapani, urging the court to take Suo motu into account and to ensure a impartial investigation. The advocacy stressed that only an independent agency could discover the failures that led to the loss of large -scale lives during the party’s public meeting, in accordance with the Ani news agency.

The judge ordered defenders to file a detailed petition before the Madurai bench of the High Court. The case should be taken to hear on Monday, September 29.

The police describe the developments

ADGP of law and order, Davidson Devasirvatham told journalists that TVK had asked for authorization to carry out the rally in a place called Light House Raundana. However, this was not accepted by the police because it was considered a high -risk place, with a fuel pump on the left and the Amaravati river bridge on the right.

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“They asked for another place and which was also inspected, and they were told that the ability of the people they were going to bring could not be hosted. So, keeping this as an alternative, we suggested this place because recently a political party had organized a event there with around 12,000 to 15,000 people.

“No, it was not an intelligence failure … There were adequate lampposts there … Yes, certain conditions were raped. A case was recorded and the investigation will reveal which all are involved,” added Devasirvatham.

Meanwhile, the judge of the high retirement court Aruna Jagadeesan, who was appointed by the government of the State for a detailed investigation into the Karur rally, arrived on the accident site.

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