Madras High Court Forms SIT To Probe Karur Stampede, Slams Vijay's TVK Party For Abandoning Site & Showing No Remorse

The Madras High Court on Friday constituted a SIT headed by Inspector General (IG) of Police Asra Garg to investigate into the Karur Stampede which occurred on September 27 claiming the lives of 41 people.

Justice N Senthilkumar also orally condemned the 'attitude' of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, in 'abandoning' the place after the incident. The court said that the party did not express remorse.

The court further said that it cannot close its eyes and shirk responsibilities. "The entire world has witnessed the events," it added. 

The court passed the order in a plea moved by a man who had sent a representation to the state authorities for framing guidelines for road shows and conducting proper investigation into the incident. 

The representation, the plea states, relates to the unfortunate incident which took place on September 27 in Karur, during a public meeting organized by TVK and its party president actor Vijay 

It further sought direction to the respondent authorities to consider the representation sent by the petitioner and consequently frame guidelines/SOP for conduct of road show immediately.

The plea claims that the incident was not a simple accident but happened due to "careless planning and complete negligence by organizers". The plea submits that another reason for the tragedy is the absence of an SOP and in the absence of guidelines there is every possibility of recurrence of such incidents in future. 

The petitioner had sent a representation seeking–proper safety rules (SOPs) for all political rallies and public meetings, take action against those responsible for Karur tragedy and stop giving permissions for such gathering until proper safety steps are made compulsory. However the plea claims, the state has not responded to the representation.

Case title: PH Dinesh v/s Home Secretary State of Tamil Nadu

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