CBI Deputy Inspector-General of Police Atul Kumar Thakur on Monday (December 1, 2025) visited Velusamypuram on the Karur-Erode Highway, where 41 people were killed in a stampede during a rally addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay on September 27.
Mr. Thakur took stock of the progress of the investigation being carried out by the central agency on the orders of the Supreme Court.
Karur stampede: a package on the tragedy at Vijay’s TVK rally in Tamil Nadu
Accompanied by CBI officials who have been camping in Karur for over five weeks since the case was transferred to the agency from a Madras High Court-constituted Special Investigation Team, Mr. Thakur visited the scene of stampede and studied the area. He held spot consultations with the officials. He examined the place where Mr. Vijay addressed the gathering from atop his campaign vehicle and spots where ambulances picked up bodies or injured persons and the background of these places.
Earlier, Mr. Thakur visited the Circuit House in Karur, which is being used as a temporary office by the CBI team, and held discussions with the officials. Officials explained to him the progress of the investigation.
