Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders Bussy N. Anand and C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar have moved the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail amid probe over the tragic stampede during TVK leader Vijay's campaign in Karur recently.
Two key functionaries of the party have moved the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail after the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court dismissed their plea. According to reports, the petitioners are planning to urge the top court to consider their plea urgently as it resumes regular hearing after puja holidays from Monday.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu police have formed special teams to nab the key leaders of TVK in connection with the probe into the tragic stampede. The leaders have been booked under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 125 (endangering life of others), and 223 (disobedience to order), of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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As many as 41 people died during TVK's rally in Karur on September 27. Over 50 people suffered injuries in the incident. The Madras High Court has ordered a probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) over the tragic incident. The SIT led by senior police officer Asra Garg visited Karur on Sunday and began its probe.
The Madras High Court came down heavily on TVK and the Tamil Nadu government over the incident. The High Court observed actor-politician Vijay fled the scene after the incident and lacked "remorse". "Unfortunate to record that such a leadership is of poor quality,” the Court observed.
