Karur stampede: TVK moves SC; questions police-led SIT investigation

NEW DELHI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has filed a petition successful the Supreme Court seeking an autarkic probe led by a erstwhile Supreme Court justice into the stampede astatine enactment president and histrion Vijay’s rally successful Tamil Nadu’s Karur territory connected September 27.

The incidental claimed 41 lives and injured respective others.The plea, filed done advocates Dixita Gohil, Pranjal Agarwal, and Yash S Vijay, challenges the Madras precocious court’s October 3 bid that directed the enactment of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the Inspector General of Police to transportation retired a elaborate probe into the incident, quality bureau ANI reported.The petition argues that contempt the precocious court’s remarks questioning the independency of the constabulary investigation, it inactive directed the instauration of an SIT made up lone of elder officers from the Tamil Nadu Police."The Petitioner-party arsenic good arsenic its leaders are prejudiced by the bid which appoints an SIT composed solely of officers of the State Police, particularly successful the look of the observations of the Hon'ble precocious tribunal expressing its dissatisfaction with the independency of State Police and its conduct, and prejudicial factual findings against the Petitioner," the plea states.It further claims that a planned conspiracy by definite miscreants to make upset astatine the rally tract cannot beryllium ruled retired and that an impartial probe is indispensable to analyse each differing versions of the events.

The plea besides says that immoderate beardown remarks made by the Madras HC against TVK person caused superior prejudice to the enactment and its office-bearers. It adds that these observations and directions were issued without factual verification, grounds examination, oregon giving the enactment oregon its leaders a accidental to respond, thereby violating the principles of earthy justness and just trial.The petition specifically challenges the precocious court’s reflection criticising TVK leaders for allegedly "fleeing from the country of occurrence" and failing to assistance the public.According to the plea, these remarks are factually incorrect and misleading. "The contemporaneous series of events intelligibly establishes that, upon receiving accusation that definite individuals had fainted during the event, the Petitioner's enactment and Party cadre took contiguous and coordinated steps to guarantee aesculapian assistance and alleviation were provided without delay," it asserts.On October 3, the Madras HC had ordered the enactment of an SIT led by the Inspector General of Police to analyse the stampede, which resulted successful 41 deaths and respective injuries.

The tribunal besides banned governmental rallies, roadshows, and akin nationalist gatherings on authorities and nationalist highways until Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are framed.The precocious tribunal had criticised TVK workers for not helping the victims during the incidental and questioned the State authorities for its lenient handling of the organisers.Separately, the Supreme Court volition connected Friday (October 10) perceive an entreaty against the Madras precocious court’s earlier determination rejecting a plea for a CBI probe into the September 27 stampede.