Infosys techie's 'killer' still angry at her for insulting his appearance
Chennai: Though regretful of his action, P Ramkumar, jailed for hacking Infosys techie Swathi to death in broad daylight at Nungambakkam station, continues to believe that she should not have insulted him.
According to reports, the 24-year-old has told other inmates in the prison that he was incensed when she chose harsh words to ridicule his appearance while he was trying to persuade her into a relationship with him.
“He has told some of them (other inmates) that he should not have 'done that to the girl he loved.' He says he could not take it when she used harsh words making fun of his appearance when he repeatedly tried to convince her of his feelings," police sources said.
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Ramkumar, who slit his throat in an apparent suicide bid when faced with arrest, is placed in the hospital ward of the Puzhal prison along with 45 other ailing prisoners, and is recovering well, police sources informed, adding that he was able to consume food and talk normally.
Though he does not need assistance, he is placed in the hospital ward to prevent any untoward incident in the prison, and because of his earlier suicide attempt, the officials are extra cautious.
“When such sensational cases happen, the accused is sometimes attacked by some other prisoners. We don't want any such incident in this case,” police sources said.
Swathi, employed with software giant Infosys, was hacked to death around 6.30 am on June 24 while waiting to board a train to her workplace on the city outskirts.
Kumar was staying near Swathi’s residence in Choolaimedu area here and had stalked her for months before allegedly murdering her using a sickle at the Nungambakkam railway station on June 24, they said.
The engineering graduate slit his throat when the police nabbed him at his residence near Shengottai in Tirunelveli district, and the doctors had to do administer multiple stitches across his throat.
