39 individuals caught in stampede had been introduced lifeless: Karur Collector

Karur Collector M. Thangavel on Sunday stated 39 individuals, who bought caught within the stampede throughout the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay’s rally at Karur on Saturday night time, had been ‘introduced lifeless’ to hospital from the spot. One of the injured succumbed throughout therapy on Sunday taking the demise toll to 40.

Speaking to reporters at Karur Collectorate, Mr. Thangavel stated the Chief Minister had despatched medical groups comprising 114 medical doctors and 23 nurses from Salem, Tiruchi, Dindigul, Namakkal, Coimbatore and Madurai to Karur to deal with the injured. 

The Chief Minister additionally despatched the Collectors of Dindigul and Tiruchi to Karur in a single day to hold out the works. A complete variety of 16 forensic consultants from different districts had been despatched to Karur. 

About 110 injured individuals had been supplied vital therapy with none deficiency on the Government Medical College Hospital and different non-public hospitals in Karur district.  He stated autopsies had been performed on 39 lifeless individuals on Saturday night time and the our bodies had been handed over to their respective households. 

Uninterrupted energy provide

The Chief Engineer of Tangedco, S. Rajalakshmi, stated uninterrupted energy provide was supplied when Mr Vijay was talking at Velusamypuram. She denied costs from completely different quarters that there was interruption of energy provide throughout his speech.  Ms. Rajalakshmi additional stated the generator and focus lights put up by the occasion organisers had been switched off attributable to congestion.