Archive · 8 Jan 2026
CBI Summons Police in Karur Stampede Probe
The CBI is investigating a tragic stampede that happened during a big political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, where 41 people lost their lives.
The CBI is now calling police officers who were on duty that day to ask them questions about their roles and what happened.
They are looking at a detailed plan that shows where each police officer was supposed to be and what they were supposed to do.
The CBI has been talking to senior officials and is now focusing on the police officers who were actually on the ground.
People from Karur have also come forward to share information with the CBI.
The investigation is important because it might help prevent such tragedies in the future.
CBI is questioning police personnel deployed during the TVK rally in Karur where a stampede killed 41 people.
Summons cover personnel from various locations, including Velusamypuram where the rally was addressed.
CBI has obtained the bandobast plan detailing names, ranks, and duty locations of police personnel.
Around 500 police personnel were deployed for security and crowd control during the rally.
Activists and residents of Karur have approached the CBI to share information related to the stampede.
- Who
- CBI, police personnel, TVK rally attendees, Karur residents
- What
- CBI summoning police personnel for questioning in Karur stampede case
- When
- September 27, 2025 (stampede), October 2025 (CBI took over investigation)
- Where
- Karur, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To investigate the security arrangements and crowd management during the TVK rally that led to the stampede
- Date of Stampede
- September 27, 2025
- Location
- Karur, Tamil Nadu
- Fatalities
- 41
- Event
- TVK rally addressed by Vijay
- Investigating Agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Number of Police Personnel Deployed
- 500
- CBI Office Location
- Circuit House, Karur