In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old man stabbed a 20–year-old woman near the Tambaram Railway Station in Chennai on 23 September, Thursday afternoon.
The accused Ramachandran immediately after killing the young woman tried to slit his own throat, however, was stopped by the public and was handed over to the police.
The victim has been identified as M Swetha, a resident of Chrompet who is in her second year of Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) in Madras Christian College (MCC), School of Continuing Education.
Ramachandran, a native of Thirukkuvalai in Nagapattinam district, had been working at a car manufacturing unit in Chengalpattu. According to the police, the deceased Swetha and accused Ramachandran had known each other for the past three years.