Died May 28, 2008
Jaffna Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil | Name P. Devakumaran | |
Occupation Television Journalist for MTV English, Sirasa TV in Sinhala and Sakthi TV | ||
Paranirupasingam Devakumaran was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil Television journalist who reported for the Maharaja Television which operated MTV English, Sirasa TV in Sinhala and Sakthi TV in Tamil in Jaffna. He and his friend Mahendran Varadan were hacked to death in Navanthurai near Jaffna on 28 May 2008.
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Background
This incident is part of a series of killing, violence, and intimidation against journalists and human rights activists taking place in Sri Lanka in particular against Tamil Media workers and in the Jaffna region. The killing of journalists have not been investigated leading to conviction of anyone and attacks have continued with impunity making Sri Lanka one of the most dangerous places for journalists. He had married one year prior to his murder.
Incident
P. Devakumaran and Mahenthiran Varathan were returning home when they killed in an area under Sri Lankan army control on May 15, 2008 at about 4.00 pm when they hacked to death and assilants escaped.