Overview

• The court constituted an SIT to take over the probe and directed that Karur police hand over case papers tied to the September 27 tragedy that killed 41 people.
• Political rallies and roadshows on state and national highways are temporarily barred until Standard Operating Procedures are framed, with the government assuring no permissions at non-designated spots.
• Anticipatory bail pleas of senior TVK leaders Bussy N Anand and CTR Nirmal Kumar were dismissed, and district secretary N Sathish Kumar was also denied relief in a related matter.
• The judge flagged videos of two-wheelers trapped under a TVK campaign bus and asked why no hit‑and‑run case was filed, while also calling for police action over TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna’s social media post.
• FIRs against TVK functionaries cite culpable homicide and related BNS offences; a BJP leader’s bid for a CBI probe was rejected with directions to approach the Madurai bench, and the court questioned who authorised the Karur venue.