Sources have stated that Chennai’s biggest manhunt in recent times for the killer of Infosys techie S. Swathi has came to a close late on Friday, with the police detaining their only suspect in the case, P. Ramkumar, a 24-year-old mechanical engineering graduate, from Sengottai in Tirunelveli.
Chennai Police Commissioner Rajendran has told that Ramkumar had reportedly followed Swathi on June 10, 11 and 16 where he has followed her to her office on June 16. On June 24, he struck Swathi with an aruval (billhook) from behind; she fell and he has hacked at her thrice and ran away. He has returned to A.S. Mansion, situated in 8 Street, Sowrashtra Nagar, where he has been staying.
The Commissioner has added that the city police cracked the case in just five days. On June 27, special teams were formed under the supervision of K. Shankar, Additional Commissioner (South), comprising two joint commissioners, two deputy commissioners and other police officers that they had requested the public to share information about the suspect seen in the CCTV grab and many from within the city, State and other states shared information.
He has also added that they are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder and will submit the evidence before the appropriate authority and their team is in Tirunelveli to interrogate Ramkumar who is undergoing medical treatment and they will do it once the doctors agree.
