Chennai, Oct. 4 -- Slamming both actor-turned neta and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay and the Tamil Nadu police for the September 27 ghastly stampede at Karur which claimed 41 lives, Madras High Court today ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team headed by senior IPS officer Asra Garg to probe the tragedy.
Passing orders, Justice N Senthilkumar, expressed deep dissatisfaction over the probe by the local police and observing that the State appeared to be going soft on the TVK leadership and 'showing leniency' to the TVK leaders who have 'fled the scene of occurrence' even after scores of women and children have died in the stampede.
Asra Garg at present is the Inspector General of Police (IGP) North Zone an...