Swathi

Judges split over Ramkumar's post-mortem plea; appeal placed before Chief Justice

A division bench of the Madras High Court referred to the Chief Justice an appeal filed by the father of the sole accused in the murder of a woman techie, challenging a single judge's order, rejecting the plea for a doctor of his choice to be present during the autopsy of his son, who allegedly committed suicide in prison.

Chennai techie murder case: High Court orders postmortem of Ram Kumar's body

On Monday, the Madras High Court ordered setting up of a four-member team of doctors to conduct the postmortem of the body of P Ram Kumar, accused in the woman techie murder case, who allegedly committed suicide by biting a live wire at the Puzhal central prison.

Chennai police releases high-res image of the main suspect in Swathi's murder

On Thursday the Chennai police released a high-resolution image of the main suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Swathi Santhanagopalakrishnan who was hacked to death at the Nungambakkam railway station, after releasing the CCTV footage of the incident on Monday.

Techie's murder in Chennai has shattered the city's ‘safe’ narrative

We must come to terms with the fact that ‘safety’ is simply relative in Chennai. My husband feels safer than me. I feel safer than the girl who goes on a train or bus, on the days I drive. And so on and so forth.

Cops release CCTV footage of suspect who stabbed Infosys employee in Chennai

The Chennai police has reportedly released the CCTV footage of the suspect who hacked an Infosys employee to death on Friday morning.

Infosys woman employee killed at Nungambakkam railway station in Chennai

A 24 year old Infosys employee was hacked to death at Nungambakkam railway station in Chennai on Friday morning at 6:30 AM.