Overview

• Chief Justice B.R. Gavai listed TVK’s petition for Friday alongside related pleas challenging the High Court’s refusal to transfer the case to the CBI.
• TVK argues a state police–only SIT is prejudicial and asks for a judiciary-supervised inquiry, while also asserting that a pre-planned conspiracy by miscreants cannot be ruled out.
• The Madras High Court on October 3 formed an SIT headed by IGP Asra Garg and issued sharp observations on the conduct of TVK leaders after the incident.
• Tamil Nadu Police continue the criminal probe, with FIRs against several TVK functionaries, as officials cite a turnout of about 27,000 against permission for 10,000 and a roughly seven-hour delay in Vijay’s arrival.
• Vijay has spoken to victims’ families via WhatsApp video calls and has requested police permission to visit Karur to offer condolences in person.