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This is an archive article published on July 2, 2016

Chennai Infosys techie murder: Police arrest suspected killer from Tirunelveli 

According to the police, it was the accused's one-sided love for the Infosys employee and her rejection that provoked him to murder her.

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Ram Kumar, the alleged killer in the murder of Infosys employee Swathi, was arrested from his village in Sengottai near Tirunelveli on Friday.

The police said the accused, a 24-year old graduate in mechanical engineering, who moved to Chennai about three months ago for a job, was staying in a mansion near Swathi’s house in Choolaimedu.

A senior police officer claimed that the accused has been hospitalised after he made a suicide attempt before the arrest. A photo released by the police shows him being taken to a hospital ward with bandages around his neck.

Ram Kumar is currently admitted in General Hospital, Tirunelveli.

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The news of his arrest was released late on Friday night. The police also said that his one-sided love for Swathi and her rejection had provoked him to murder her.

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“His father is a daily wage labourer. After completing his mechanical engineering, he shifted to Chennai three months ago. He was working with a textile shop for a brief period while searching for a better job in Chennai. He had been stalking Swathi for past several weeks,” said a senior officer.

Earlier, there were multiple statements from Swathi’s friends about a stalker who had been following her since May. “One crucial statement of a co-passenger of Swathi had also identified him from CCTV footages. A third footage of the assailant riding a motorbike was also crucial in the investigation,” said the officer.

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