New Delhi, March 9 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief Vijay has been asked to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for an enquiry into the Karur stampede case, sources said.

On September 27 last year, during the public outreach programme of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay in Karur, a crowd stampede occurred, resulting in the deaths of 41 people. The case is being investigated by the CBI as per the Supreme Court's directions.

Earlier in January, inquiries were made at the Karur CBI office with nine police personnel who were on security duty during the Karur stampede even as TVK Chief Vijay appeared for the second phase of questioning at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Delhi.

The police p...