Karur stampede questioning highlights: TVK chief Vijay leaves CBI headquarters after six hours of questioning

TVK chief Vijay has left CBI headquarters after nearly six hours of questioning in Karur stampede case.

CBI questions nine police personnel who were on duty during TVK leader Vijay's rally. 

On TVK Leader Vijay appearing before CBI in the Karur stampede case, his fan said, "Thalapathy sir is also deeply saddened by the incident in Karur, where 41 people lost their lives. You can't blame only Thalapathy. There wasn't even as much police force there as you see here."

On TVK Leader Vijay appearing before CBI in the Karur stampede case, his fan said, "Those weren't police officers. That's why this happened. Who knows how many people infiltrated the crowd... that's how all this happened."

On TVK Leader Vijay appearing before CBI in the Karur stampede case, his fan said, "He is an emotion for me. I'm a huge fan of his. I've been here since 7 am."

TVK chief and actor Vijay was at the CBI headquarters on Monday for the second round of questioning in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said. The actor arrived at the agency headquarters in Lodhi Road in a fleet of luxury SUVs this morning they said. He will be questioned during the day by a team of officials led by a Deputy Superintendent rank officer drawn from the Anti Corruption unit of the agency, they said.

TVK Chief and actor Vijay appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today in connection with the investigation into the Karur stampede case.

The stampede on September 27, 2025, claimed 41 lives and left more than 60 people injured in Karur district of Tamil Nadu.

A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria had said the stampede has left an imprint in the minds of citizens throughout the country. It has wide ramifications with respect to the life of citizens and enforcing the fundamental rights of the families who lost their kin is of utmost importance, the court had said.

Noting the political undertones of the case, the court said top police officers have made comments before the media "without having regard for the gravity of the incident", which may create a doubt in the minds of the citizenry regarding an impartial and fair investigation.

"The faith and trust of the general public in the process of investigation must be restored in the criminal justice system, and one way to instil such trust is by ensuring that the investigation in the present case is completely impartial, independent and unbiased," the bench said.

The federal agency took over the case from an SIT following a Supreme Court order and has been gathering evidence related to the September 27, 2025, stampede, which claimed 41 lives and left more than 60 injured in Tamil Nadu's Karur. In October last year, the apex court asked the CBI director to appoint a senior officer to take over the investigation. The court also set up a three-member supervisory committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Ajay Rastogi to monitor the CBI probe.

The CBI also questioned Tamil Nadu's former ADG (law and order) S Davidson Devasirvatham in the case on Monday. The CBI has till now questioned several TVK office bearers, driver of Vijay and some police officers in the case.

TVK chief Vijay arrived in Delhi on Sunday to appear before the CBI authorities on January 19 in connection with the Karur stampede case. The actor-turned politician, who left Chennai by a chartered plane at 4.15 pm arrived at the national capital as per schedule, party sources said, adding he will appear before the federal agency's officials for questioning on Monday.

Vijay, who was questioned at the CBI headquarters here on January 12 for more than six hours, was asked to come again on the following day, but the actor sought another date, citing the harvest festival Pongal.

TVK Chief and actor Vijay reaches Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in connection with the investigation into the Karur stampede case.

Visuals from outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in Delhi, where TVK Chief and actor Vijay is staying. He will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today in connection with the investigation into the Karur stampede case.