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The report goes on to say that prison officials then rushed him to the Royapettah General Hospital as his condition deteriorated and there he was declared brought dead. One India reported that Advocate Shankar Subbu filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking judicial intervention in order to ensure a fair post mortem. On urging that the matter must be heard before the police canada goose outlet houston complete their formalities, the judge directed the police to canadagooseisverige.com wait for further orders canada goose outlet jackets before proceeding. At 2:15, the case was heard and the judge ruled that the post mortem must be conducted by a team of four canada goose vest outlet doctors and recorded. The dean of the Royapettah GH announced to the press that the post mortem would be conducted and only then will Ramkumar’s body be handed over to the family. Ramkumar’s parents have alleged foul play and say that they will not receive the body until a CBI enquiry is held into the alleged suicide.
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Swathi’s murder occurred in broad daylight on the platform of the busy Nungambakkam railway station in front of passengers waiting to board the train. The circumstances of the crime and mystery surrounding canada goose outlet black friday the motive and the killer, looked like it would end when Ramkumar was arrested from his native village. In dramatic fashion, a special police team surrounding his home in Meenakshipuram village nabbed him even as he allegedly cut his throat in a suicide attempt. There was also a confessional statement claiming that Ramkumar killed Swathi as she did not reciprocate his love for her.
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Even as the police claimed that they nabbed the killer, the truth is that as the case went on, several questions remained unanswered. Many political leaders, particularly the Viduthalai Ciruthaigal Party and other dalit groups pointed out that Ramkumar was victimised for being a dalit. In an interview to The Hindu in July, Thirumavalavan pointed out that
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Another important issue that has been raised is the role of Malik Bilal, a friend of Swathi’s who was seen weeping next to her body at the platform of the railway station. Conspiracy theories have been canada goose victoria parka outlet a plenty. These include a terrorist angle and an honour killing. While her family and friends were more or less tight lipped on the murder, leaving the responsibility of bringing the killer to book to the police, inspired campaigns maligning both Swathi and the police and absolving Ram Kumar appeared on the social media. They floated outlandish theories to establish that Ram Kumar was not the killer and was being framed to protect the real killers.
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