Shoes piled up at Velusamypuram in Karur, the location of a stampede throughout a TVK marketing campaign rally, on September 28, 2025 | Photo Credit: Vengadesh R.
Besides Mr. Anand, the police have additionally named the social gathering’s Karur district secretary Mathizhagan and the social gathering’s joint normal secretary Nirmal Kumar as the opposite accused within the case.
In Pictures: Stampede at Vijay’s TVK rally in Karur
Emergency personnel shortly rush an injured particular person from the TVK rally stampede to the Karur General Hospital, on September 27, 2025.
Chappals strewn throughout the bottom are seen within the aftermath of a stampede at actor and TVK chief Vijay’s rally in Karur on September 27, 2025. At least 39 folks have been killed and greater than 80 injured within the stampede.
Actor and TVK chief Vijay watches an ambulance making an attempt to navigate a path by way of the group on September 27, 2025. The organisers had introduced that TVK president Vijay would converse at 12 midday. The crowd started to assemble from 9 a.m., however he didn’t arrive on the scheduled time.
Anxious family collect outdoors the hospital the place the injured have been being handled after a stampede at TVK rally in Karur.
The State Government has introduced a fee to be headed by retired decide Aruna Jagadeesan to probe into the circumstances that led to the stampede, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin stated.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Ok. Stalin visits the hospital to satisfy the injured individuals. He introduced a solatium of ₹10 lakh every to the households of those that died within the stampede, and ₹1 lakh for many who have been injured and are being handled in hospitals.
This view exhibits the realm of the marketing campaign venue at Veluchamy Puram in Karur the place a excessive variety of casualties have been reported.
The crowd, which started to assemble from 9 a.m., slowly grew in measurement because the day progressed.
There have been roughly lower than 4,000 folks by 2 p.m. The supporters, who got here from totally different components of Karur and close by Erode and Coimbatore districts, started to surge round 4 p.m., after studying that Mr. Vijay was on his approach to Karur after having accomplished a rally in Namakkal.
Many of them, together with girls with youngsters, continued to attend for him regardless of the scorching solar, and a few of them even skipped lunch to maintain their spots. The organisers saved taking part in specifically penned marketing campaign songs to interact the group. Mr. Vijay reached the designated spot solely at 7 p.m.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin visits the hospital to investigate in regards to the well being situation of the injured, in Karur on September 28, 2025.
AIADMK normal secretary Edappadi Ok. Palaniswami enquires an injured particular person on the Karur Medical College Hospital, on September 28, 2025.
BJP leaders Nainar Nagendran and Tamilisai Soundararajan go to the injured admitted on the hospital, on September 28, 2025.
A view of the Karur Medical College Hospital the place the injured individuals have been admitted and are being handled. The Karur district administration has arrange emergency helplines for these in search of data on victims of the stampede. Residents can contact the District Collectorate Emergency Control Room at 04324-256306 or through WhatsApp at 7010806322.
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The case has been registered beneath BNS sections 109 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide), 110 (try and commit culpable murder), 125 (b) (Act endangering life or private security of others), 223 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) learn with part 3 of the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act. The case booked on a criticism lodged by the Karur Town Police Inspector, stated police sources.
Published – September 28, 2025 02:23 pm IST
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