KARUR: A Supreme Court-appointed committee led by retired apex court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi on Tuesday began a three-day review in Karur to oversee the ongoing CBI investigation into the devastating stampede at Velusamypuram on September 27, which claimed 41 lives and left several others injured.
The stampede took place during a political rally addressed by actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay.
Justice Rastogi, accompanied by senior IPS officers Sonal Mishra and Sumit Saran, arrived at the Public Works Department Guest House around 10 a.m.
The facility is currently serving as a temporary CBI operations centre. The panel’s visit marks the first major supervisory action after the Supreme Court halted the earlier Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe led by Inspector General of Police Asra Garg and transferred the investigation to the CBI, placing it under the committee’s direct monitoring.
More than 15 CBI officials, led by Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Praveen Kumar, have been stationed in Karur for several days.