Stampede case: TVK chief Vijay in Delhi for third round of questioning by CBI

The CBI on Sunday questioned actor and TVK chief Vijay at its headquarters here in the Karur stampede case, officials said.

This is the third session of Vijay's questioning.He has been examined twice in January, they said.

The actor was earlier summoned on March 9, but had requested the date to be deferred by 15 days, they said.

The actor had also urged that the questioning be conducted in Chennai or any office in Tamil Nadu, citing political engagements due to the upcoming assembly elections in the state, they said.

However, both requests were declined by the agency which summoned the actor on Sunday at its headquarters here, they said.

The central probe agency has also asked the DMK MLA from Karur, Senthil Balaji, to appear for questioning on March 17, they said.

The CBI took over the case from a SIT following a Supreme Court order and has been gathering evidence related to the September 27, 2025, stampede that claimed 41 lives and left more than 60 people injured during Vijay's rally in Tamil Nadu's Karur.

In October last year, the apex court asked the CBI director to appoint a senior officer to take over the investigation and also constituted a supervisory committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Ajay Rastogi to monitor the agency's investigation.

A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria had said the stampede has left an imprint in the minds of citizens throughout the country. It has wide ramifications with respect to the lives of citizens, and enforcing the fundamental rights of the families who lost their kin is of utmost importance, the court said.

"The faith and trust of the general public in the process of investigation must be restored in the criminal justice system, and one way to instil such trust is by ensuring that the investigation in the present case is completely impartial, independent and unbiased," the bench said.