TVK approaches high court seeking CBI probe into Tamil Nadu stampede deaths
Have been asked to file a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court
Actor-politician Vijay-led TVK on Sunday made a mention before Justice M Dhandapani of the Madras High Court to order a CBI or Special Investigation Team probe into the tragic death of 40 people during a stampede at a rally held by the party on September 27 in Karur.
A group of advocates led by TVK's advocates' wing president S Arivazhagan went to the residence of Justice M Dhandapani on Greenways road here and made a mention.
In the alternative, they requested the court to initiate suo motu proceedings into the incident.
According to TVK party functionary Nirmal Kumar, the judge asked the advocates to file a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court and it will be taken up for hearing on Monday at 2.15 pm.
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