P Ramkumar, the suspected killer of Infosys engineer Swathi who was detained last week has been brought to Chennai and will be produced before the magistrate on Monday.
Kumar had confessed to his crime on Sunday and accepted that he stalked and killed Swathi after she turned down his marriage proposition.
He was reportedly enraged after Swati passed sarcastic remarks about his looks when he went to confess his feelings for her.
(CCTV grab of the accused fleeing the crime scene)
The accused who is himself an engineer also claimed he did not intend to kill Swati but only wanted injure her.
Police however rejected the claims saying it was a pre-planned murder.
After his arrest on July 1, Ram Kumar had attempted suicide by slashing his throat but survived after he was taken to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital for medical attention.
Ram Kumar also revealed that after Swati rejected him he went to his native place and stole a sickle used by farmers to chop bananas.
After the crime he reportedly boarded the Chennai – Shencottai Pothigai Express train to return to Meenakshipuram but was rounded up by the police.
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