Published On : Sat, Jul 2nd, 2016

Suspect in Chennai techie murder attempts suicide

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swati killerChennai: An engineering graduate was arrested in connection with the sensational murder of a 24-year-old-woman IT professional at a railway station last week and allegedly attempted suicide when surrounded by the police.

Ram Kumar was apprehended yesterday in his native Tirunelveli district in south Tamil Nadu by police, which had been pulled by the Madras high court earlier over its handling of the case.

He allegedly attempted suicide when police went to arrest him. He is undergoing treatment at a government hospital, police said.