CBI Questions Ambulance Drivers as Supreme Court Panel Prepares Karur Stampede Site Visit

Overview

• About five to six ambulance drivers from government and private services appeared before CBI investigators in Karur on Sunday, according to agency reports.
• A Supreme Court-appointed committee led by former justice Ajay Rastogi is likely to visit the site in the first week of December, sources said, after meeting investigators and issuing guidance notes.
• Three members of Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, including the party’s legal team and Trichy zonal joint coordinator Arasu, appeared before the CBI for questioning on Saturday.
• The CBI has reviewed CCTV from a campaign caravan, inspected the TVK headquarters in Chennai, visited the Velusamypuram venue, and issued summonses to more than 100 individuals.
• Forensic reconstruction is underway with 3D laser scanning across roughly 700 meters around the site, following a September 27 stampede at a TVK rally that left 41 dead and about 60 injured.