New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- The Madras High Court issued an order on the Karur stampede incident on Friday (October 2), prohibiting political rallies, roadshows and similar public events along state and national highways in the state until Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were formulated.

According to news agency ANI, the order was passed while hearing four Public Interest Litigations (PILs) that sought directions to frame SOPs for mass gatherings to prevent incidents similar to the recent Karur stampede.

1. The high court formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the Karur stampede that killed 41 people and injured several others on September 27.

The court formed the SIT under the leadership of IG (North) Asra Garg to prob...