Ram Kumar had allegedly attacked Swathi, an engineer at Infosys, with a sickle last Friday.
Highlights
- Ram Kumar suspected to have killed Infosys employee in Chennai
- Swathi was hacked to death in a busy railway station on June 24
- On Friday, suspect attempted suicide while trying to evade arrest
Amid tight security, Ram Kumar, arrested in connection with the sensational murder of a woman IT professional in Tirunelveli last week, was today taken to Chennai in an ambulance and will be produced in a court.
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 in Tirunelveli.
A special probe team led by Assistant Police Commissioner, Nungambakkam, K PS Devaraj, Armed Reserve Police personnel of the district and a team of medicos are accompanying the ambulance.
Earlier, Tirunelveli First Judicial Magistrate Ramadoss visited Ramkumar at government medical college hospital in Tirunelveli as there were some hiccups in producing him before the court.
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.
He directed that the accused be produced before a metropolitan magistrate court in Chennai.
Ram Kumar 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 in Tirunelveli.
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.
Ram Kumar 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.