Chennai, Oct. 3 -- : Slamming both actor-turned neta and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Flounder President Vijay and the Tamil Nadu police for the September 27 ghastly stampede at Karur which claimed 41 lives, the Madras High Court today ordered constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the tragedy.
The SIT would be headed by senior Police officer and Inspector General North Zone Asra Garg.
Passing orders, Justice N Senthilkumar, expressed deep dissatisfaction over the probe by the local police and noted 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.
Mr Asra ...