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The District and Sessions Court successful Karur connected Monday (March 23, 2026) convicted 9 accused connected the complaint of murdering 7 persons by hurling petrol bombs connected their conveyance portion they were returning to Madurai aft attending the Thevar Guru pooja successful October 2012. Two different accused, however, had died during the people of the trial.
The onslaught was carried retired successful Avaniyapuram constabulary presumption limits successful Madurai erstwhile a radical of persons was returning successful a conveyance aft attending the Thevar Guru Puja event successful Ramanathapuram territory connected the nighttime of October 30, 2012. Seven persons, Jayapandi, Sundarapandi, Vetrivel, Desingaraj, Ranjith Kumar, Vishnu alias Vishnupriyan and Sivaraman, were killed successful the onslaught and 13 others were injured.
The Avaniapuram constabulary had registered a lawsuit nether assorted sections of the IPC sections including 302 (murder) and nether the Explosive Substances Act and named 13 persons, including 2 juveniles, arsenic accused.
The proceedings was conducted earlier the Karur District and Sessions Court pursuing a absorption from the Madras High Court. Two of the accused Ramar Pandi and Muthu Vijayan were murdered during trial. The ineligible proceedings against the juveniles was taken up separately.
The quantum of condemnation is to beryllium pronounced by the tribunal later.
