Ramkumar's father alleges bid to kill son

Paramasivan lodged a complaint with Shencottah police station on Tuesday evening in which he stated that when a police team, led by Tenkasi police inspector Balamurugan came to his house, they held Ramkumar and slit his throat in a bid to kill him. 

“The police might have attempted to kill my son by slashing his throat to prevent him from speaking the truth in the murder case,” he said. He also denied the allegations made against Ramkumar. He asked the Shencottah police to register an attempt to murder case against Balamurugan and other police men who accompanied him on that day. Though the Shencottah police issued a receipt acknowledging the complaint, they did not register a case. 

The police had earlier claimed that Ramkumar had attempted to commit suicide by slashing his throat using a blade when a police team went to his house to arrest him in Swathi murder case.  On a complaint from inspector Balamurugan, the Shencottah police had registered a case against Ramkumar for attempting to commit suicide. S Swathi (24) was hacked to death by a man in full public view at Nungambakkam railway station at Chennai on June 24. 

After a detailed investigation based on scientific methods, police nabbed Ramkumar for killing her. Police said Ramkumar murdered Swathi after she made insulting remarks about his personal appearance, when he proposed to her. Leaders of political parties like DMK and VCK have expressed apprehension over the arrest of Ramkumar. DMK president M Karunanidhi has said the police should come forward and clarify if they are framing innocents in a bid to nab the culprits at the earliest and to maintain their pride.