Overview
- NIA Special Judge Malarvizhi convicted Vinoth, known as Karukka Vinoth, for the October 25, 2023 attack outside Raj Bhavan’s Gate I in Chennai.
- The court found he hurled two petrol-filled bottles at around 2.40 p.m., causing an explosion and damage to government property.
- The Union Home Ministry transferred the case to the NIA, which re-registered it on November 10, 2023, with Inspector R. Sibin Rajmon as chief investigating officer.
- Prosecutors filed charges under IPC sections including 124, 379, 436, 353 and 506(2), the Explosive Substances Act, and the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act.
- The court imposed a ₹5,000 fine with six months’ simple imprisonment in default, and reporting does not note any filed appeal.