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CBI team in Karur to probe stampede

The Free Press Journal - Indore

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October 18, 2025

EXCLUSION CHALLENGE | Doubts are expressed about the stipulation that native officers must not be part of the special investigation

- HD Bueau

A six-member Central Bureau of Investigation team led by officer Praveen Kumar landed in Karur late Thursday night to initiate the inquiry into the stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam rally that claimed 41 lives.

The team includes an Additional Superintendent of Police, Mukesh Kumar, and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramakrishnan, and it has set up a temporary base at the PWD Guest House near the District Collector’s office.

The team has already started preliminary investigations by reviewing documents in its possession.

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