Swathi murder, Ramkumar suicide cases could go to CBI for fresh investigations
By Vignesh A | Express News Service | Published: 05th August 2017 07:24 AM |




Swathi murder case accused Ram Kumar, being brought to Metropolitan Magistrate Cour in Chennai on Wednesday. (EPS | R Satish Babu)

MADURAI: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is likely to recommend that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reopen the sensational Swathi murder and Ramkumar suicide cases and begin investigation from scratch.

The Commission will also request Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan and the Director General of Police (DGP) T K Rajendran to give their opinion on the cases.

Sources said that the Commission recently went to Thoothukudi to conduct a spot inquiry in connection with a case, when Ramkumar’s father Paramasivam and others met NCSC officials and requested them to recommend reopening of the cases.

The family members claimed there was something fishy in the alleged suicide of Ramkumar and in the murder of Swathi. In connection with the incident, Ramkumar’s parents recently submitted a petition to the NCSC.

Speaking to Express, NCSC Vice-Chairman L Murugan said that based on a representation by Ramkumar’s parents, the commission will send notices to Girija Vaidyanathan and DGP Rajendran seeking their detailed observations. Notices would also be sent to a few other officials who investigated the cases.

“Once the Commission gets a reply from the officials, it will be decided whether or not to recommend the cases to the CBI,” stated Murugan.