The accused in the sensational murder of 24-year-old IT professional Swathi on a railway platform allegedly committed suicide at the Puzhal Central prison on Sunday, police said. "He (Ram Kumar) committed suicide and the body is now in Royapettah Government Hospital," a top police official told PTI. When police traced him days later and came to arrest him, he had allegedly attempted to commit suicide. On how he committed suicide in jail, the official said, "It is in the domain of prison authorities...it is said that he had bitten an electric wire in the jail dispensary," and had died subsequently. Prison authorities declined to speak on Ram Kumar's death.

Source: dna September 18, 2016 13:52 UTC