09 May 2007
G. Gopinath, Vinod Kumar, and K. Muthuramalingam
Other non-natural
Two computer engineers and a security personnel of Tamil newspaper Dinakaran were killed after supporters of DMK leader M K Azhagiri attacked the daily’s office and set it on fire.
G. Gopinath and Vinod Kumar, the two computer engineers, were trapped inside the room when the attackers locked it after hurling the bombs. They were asphyxiated. The body of the security personnel, K. Muthuramalingam was found in the UPS room of the office. He had also suffocated to death.