New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Actor and politician Vijay arrived at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters on Monday to face the second round of questioning in connection with the Karur stampede case.
His statement was earlier recorded on January 12, when he was questioned for nearly seven hours before being allowed to leave. Vijay did not speak to the media at the time and returned to Tamil Nadu.
He reached the CBI headquarters at around 10:15 am.
A key line of inquiry had been the reported seven-hour gap between the event's scheduled start and Vijay's arrival, and whether this delay contributed to the overcrowding and subsequent chaos. During the first session, the agency questioned him on a range of issues, including his role in planning the rally, his awareness of the expected crowd size and safety conditions, and the reasons for his delayed arrival.
The CBI took over the investigation from Tamil Nadu Police in October last year following a directive from the Supreme Court. The agency has not released any official statement regarding the findings of the first questioning session or the specifics of the fresh summons.
Vijay, who leads the Tamil Nadu-based party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, departed without speaking to the media after his previous interrogation.
A stampede had broken out on the evening of 27 September during an election rally of Tamil actor Vijay's political party, TVK, which claimed 41 lives, while hundreds were injured.
A committee comprising former judges was also constituted to probe the matter.
At the political level, BJP National President J.P. Nadda formed an eight-member NDA team to look into the incident. Mathura MP Hema Malini was appointed convenor of the team, which also included Anurag Thakur and Tejasvi Surya.
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