Karur stampede: Petition against Police: SC asks to approach CBI
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked one of the family members of Karur stampede victim, S. Prabhakaran, to approach the CBI after he alleged that the Tamil Nadu Police officers and political secretaries are pressurising victims to withdraw their petitions from the apex court.
During the mention on Thursday, lawyer Balaji Srinivasan, appearing for Prabhakaran, submitted to the Bench headed by Justice J.K. Maheshwari that he was extremely apprehensive about the threats to his life
“The threats are issued by persons who are in a position of power and have resources (of the State) at their disposal,” said the petition copy of Prabhakaran accessed by TNIE.
On hearing it, the apex court asked lawyer Srinivasan to move to the CBI, to which the Supreme Court had earlier transferred the investigation, and fixed the matter for further hearing to December 12.
The court in its order on Thursday, noted that it was contended that the petitioner had been threatened and cajoled by the officials of the State. However, in this regard, it is sufficient to say that the petitioner may apply to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
“Except to say the same, at present, no further orders are required to be passed on the interlocutory applications. List these interlocutory applications for hearing along with the writ petition on the computer-generated date, i.e., 12.12.2025,” said the top court’s order.
Prabhakaran, the petitioner who is the kin (brother) of victim(s) who tragically lost their lives in the stampede at the TVK party rally in Karur district on the evening of September 27, had sought the transfer of the investigation/inquiry of such stampede to the CBI for a fair, independent and impartial investigation.