New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday questioned actor-turned-politician and chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay (the mononym by which Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar is better known), in connection with its investigation into the Karur stampede case, officials said, with many of the questions having to do with his delayed arrival the venue -- sparking chaos in an already restive crowd in a cramped area.

Vijay, agency officials said, reached headquarters in Delhi around 11.30 am and was questioned by investigators till around 6.15 pm.Anticipating a huge turnout of his supporters outside the office, several units of central paramilitary forces and Delhi police were deployed at the CGO Complex. Aro...