Techie murder: Accused brought to Chennai
Amid tight security, Ramkumar, arrested in connection with the sensational murder of a woman IT professional here last week, was yesterday taken to Chennai in an ambulance and will be produced in a court.
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On Friday night, he had attempted suicide by slashing his neck to evade arrest when surrounded by police following which he was undergoing treatment at a hospital here.
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A special probe team led by Assistant Police Commissioner, Nungambakkam, K P S Devaraj, Armed Reserve Police personnel of the district and a team of medicos are accompanying the ambulance.
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Earlier, Tirunelveli First Judicial Magistrate Ramadoss visited Ramkumar at government medical college hospital here as there were some hiccups in producing him before the court.
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After recording the case details, on a plea of police, the magistrate gave them authorisation to take the 24-year-old engineering graduate to Chennai with police security and medical personnel.
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He directed that the accused be produced before a metropolitan magistrate court in Chennai.
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Ramkumar was rushed to a local hospital after he slashed his neck, where he was given first aid and later shifted to the medical college hospital here.
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24-year-old Swathi, employed with software giant Infosys, was hacked to death around 6.30 AM on June 24 while waiting to board a train at Nungambakkam Railway Station to her workplace on the city outskirts.
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Ramkumar allegedly killed her after she resisted his efforts to befriend her. He had also reportedly told Swathi that he was in love with her, which she rejected.