Karur Stampede: Vijay's Secret Meet With Victims' Kin As CBI Launches Probe

This report focuses on two major developments following the Karur stampede: TVK chief Vijay is meeting with the victims' families, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally begun its probe. A month after the tragedy that claimed 41 lives, Vijay is set to hold a private meeting with the bereaved families at a hotel in Mahabalipuram, with media and party members barred from the event. According to a correspondent, 'a team of the Central Bureau of Investigation led by S.P. Praveen Kumar had then visited Karur.' This comes after the Supreme Court ordered a CBI investigation, noting the case has 'political undertone'. The agency has now re-registered the First Information Report (FIR) that was originally filed by the local police and has started its investigation into the incident that occurred during the TVK rally on September 27.