Swathi's father has revealed that on May 10 Swathi had complained about a man who used to follow her. "She also alerted the local shopkeepers about the stalker. We were concerned and used to drop and receive her from the railway station.
He also added that the family is cooperating with Chennai police and says he is confident that the investigating team will track down the culprit, with no headway in the case, the BJP and the Congress staged a protest demanding justice for Swathi.
The BJP State President, Tamilisai Soundarajan said, "CM has said in the State Assembly that the State is fine but we are worried about the safety of women in our state because of such incidents. In how many cases have the culprits been punished?
Earlier this case was transferred from Railway police to State police after the Madras High court came down heavily on the Public Prosecutor and the High Court has given Chennai police a 2 day deadline to crack the case. It said it will take suo moto action if there is no headway in the case even after two days.
