The Karur Town police has registered a case against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) general secretary N Anand alias ‘Bussy’ Anand and two others as a sequel to the stampede at the party meeting addressed by actor Vijay that killed 40 persons at Velusamypuram in Karur district on Saturday (September 27, 2025) night.

Besides Mr. Anand, the police have also named the party’s Karur district secretary Mathizhagan and the party’s joint general secretary Nirmal Kumar as the other accused in the case.

The case has been registered under BNS sections 109 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 125 (b) (Act endangering life or personal safety of others), 223 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) read with section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act. The case booked on a complaint lodged by the Karur Town Police Inspector, said police sources.