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Overcrowding, heat stress, and three-hour delay caused Karur stampede, says ADGP
The New Indian Express Chennai
|September 29, 2025
THE stampede during TVK's election campaign in Karur on Saturday which claimed 40 lives was triggered by overcrowding, heat stress and a sudden surge of people eager to see actor-politician Vjiay, who was delayed in arriving at the venue by over three hours, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) S Davidson Devasirvatham told media persons on Sunday.
Briefing media persons at the district collectorate, the ADGP said the Lighthouse roundabout in Karur was the first preference for a venue for the campaign organisers. As it was already considered a 'high-risk spot' due to its layout, permission was not given.
"There is a petrol pump on one side and the Amaravathi river with a bridge on the other. It is a dense and difficult location to manage a crowd," the official said, adding that the organisers had rejected suggestions to shift the meeting to an alternative, approved space.
This story is from the September 29, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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