Karur stampede: CBI seeks details from TVK

Chennai, Nov 3 (PTI) Officials from the CBI visited the TVK party office in suburban Panaiyur here on Monday and sought details on the tragic stampede in Karur on September 27 that left 41 dead.

Confirming that the officials visited the party office, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) joint general secretary C T R Nirmal Kumar said the premier investigating agency sought "general details like CCTV footages" of the Karur stampede.

"They came to seek the details and not for interrogation. They issued the summons in person, asking to provide the details. We agreed to submit all the particulars through our representative in three or four days," Kumar told reporters.

The TVK had already submitted all those details to the SIT that was initially constituted to probe the stampede, he added.

The CBI took over the case from the SIT following a Supreme Court order, and the investigative agency has been gathering evidence relating to the stampede that occurred during a meeting addressed by TVK president and actor Vijay. The incident had left over 60 injured.

Responding to a question, Kumar said, "We will cooperate with the CBI when it begins the investigation and asks us to depose." PTI JSP JSP KH