The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Supreme Court to lift its October 13 order directing a CBI probe into the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed and permit an investigation by the SIT constituted by the Madras High Court.
The local police and the Special Investigation Team are fully competent to conduct a “fair, thorough, and impartial investigation” and no exceptional circumstances exist to direct central agency intervention, the state government said in a reply filed before the apex court.
The state government submitted that the October 13, 2025 interim order directing a CBI probe under the monitoring of three-member supervisory committee has “virtually allowed the writ petition” even before notice on maintainability could be decided
The stampede on September 27 during a rally of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay claimed 41 lives and left over 60 injured.
According to the state government, the allegation of negligence or dereliction of duty on part of the Karur district administration and the police authorities is wholly baseless and devoid of merit.