Overview

• Justice Aruna Jagadeesan’s one-person commission opened its inquiry on Monday, inspecting the site and meeting victims in hospitals.
• The death count rose to 41, with over 60 people still receiving treatment and at least two reported in critical condition, officials said.
• Karur police named Bussy Anand, V P Mathiyazhagan and CTR Nirmal Kumar in an FIR invoking BNS sections for culpable homicide and endangering life.
• Officials and the FIR attribute the crush to severe overcrowding at a narrow venue and delays around Vijay’s arrival, alleging organisers defied safety instructions.
• TVK moved the Madras High Court seeking a CBI or independent probe as petitions call to halt its public meetings; the state linked further action to the inquiry and announced compensation alongside payouts from TVK and the Centre.