Infosys techie murder accused tried to kill himself before arrest

TIL Desk/National/Chennai-A 24-year-old engineer named Ram Kumar has been arrested for the brutal murder of an Infosys employee last week in Chennai. The accused, identified as Ram Kumar, tried to kill himself as police tried to arrest him last night from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, authorities said.

Police say Ram Kumar stayed near the victim Swathi S’ house and was infatuated with her. He had stalked and attempted to befriend her, they said.”This is a stray incident. Recent murders in the city are due to personal enmity and are not signs of deteriorating law and order,” Chennai Police Commissioner T K Rajendran said.

Swathi was killed with a sickle last Friday, and the suspect was seen running away from the platform in footage captured by CCTV cameras in nearby buildings – the Nangambakkam railway station.