Chennai: The autopsy of P Ramkumar, the lone accused in the brutal murder of techie Swathi, will take place at the Government Royapettah Hospital on Saturday in the presence of a five-member doctor team that includes Dr. Sudhir K. Gupta, Head of Forensic Sciences Department at the prestigious AIIMS.
Ramkumar allegedly committed suicide on September 18 in Puzhal Jail and his body is being preserved at the Royapettah Hospital since then on the orders of the Madras High Court which allowed the aggrieved parents of the accused to knock at the doors of the Supreme Court with their plea that a private doctor be allowed to be part of the team that conducts autopsy on their son.
Since the Supreme Court dismissed the petition of Ramkumar’s father, Paramasivam, on Thursday, decks were cleared for the autopsy. Mr. Gupta, who was nominated to the panel based on the order from the High Court, arrived in Chennai on Friday evening and is understood to have had preliminary discussions with other members of the team.
The other members of the team are Dr. S. Selvakumar, Professor, Forensic Science, Kilpauk Medical College, Dr. Manikandaraja, Assistant Professor, Forensic Science, KMC, Dr. K. V. Vinod, Assistant Professor, Forensic Science, KMC, and Dr. Balasubramanian, Professor, Forensic Medicines, Stanley Hospital. Dr Gupta said the post-mortem is expected to begin at10 am on Saturday and it will be tackled with cumulative teamwork.
