Stalker Killed Chennai Infosys Techie? No Answers Even After 72 hours

CHENNAI - A 24-year-old Infosys employee, Swathi S was hacked to death by an unidentified man at Nungambakkam Railway Station in broad daylight.

Swathi took the 6:45AM train for work everyday. But on 24th June, an assassin attacked her with a sickle and Swathi bled to death.

The onlookers looked away and boarded the 6:45 AM train. No railway police personnel was present in the station and the body was left untouched at the station for at least 2 hours.

Meanwhile, Railway police officers have released two CCTV footages, one taken a few metres from the station and the other that was released on 26th June was taken outside the station.

The CCTV footage shows a man wearing a checked shirt and black pants with a bag walking towards the railway station at 6:32 AM.

Swathi's family, however, say they have never seen the person seen in the CCTV footage.

While there have been reports tarnishing Swathi's image, the family said, it is totally unfair to speculate on things.

She wasn’t involved in any love affair. I urge the media to stop defaming her, her uncle said.

Meanwhile the DMK leader MK Stalin met Swathi’s parents at her residence.

Stalin slammed the AIADMK government for deteriorating law and order in the state.

Speaking to media he said after the AIADMK took charge for the second time, there were a number of killings that have taken place at Chennai city itself.

"When I raised this question in assembly, I got answers like 'everything is perfect'. Swathi's murder is a perfect example that there is no progress in the area of women safety in Chennai. The fear has increased in families of Chennai and Tamil Nadu" Stalin said.

Sources from Railway police department told CNN News 18 that the killer could be a stalker. He in fact said that they are monitoring CCTV footages at Infosys campus to see if they can spot the suspect anywhere close to the campus.

In the meantime, Madras High Court intervened and asked the State Prosecutor if there are co-ordination issues between the Tamil Nadu police and the Railway police officials.

The High Court had asked for a status report from the state prosecutor. The High court also said that it will take suo moto action if the report is not satisfactory. This comes a day after the City Police Commissioner said this murder comes under the GRP and that they would help them if required.

Subsequently the probe was transferred to the Tamil Nadu Police Department.

The investigation is on but no arrests have yet been made in this case. Meanwhile, the family is hoping that the killer is nabbed very soon and they have urged people to assist the investigators.