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Coimbatore Sexual Assault Case: 3 Held for Attacking College Student Near Airport; Shot in Leg While Fleeing

Three men abducted and gang raped a college student near Coimbatore Airport, injuring her friend; police formed seven special teams for the manhunt, officials said.

  • On Monday, a young college student from Madurai studying in Coimbatore was allegedly abducted and raped by three men near Coimbatore International Airport, confined in a motor room-like shed and abandoned around 4.30 am.
  • The stretch near the airport is isolated and poorly lit with no CCTV cameras, and police say this absence of surveillance has made it a crime hotspot.
  • The victim's companion, 23, was attacked with a machete around 11 pm, and she was taken to a private hospital while he was admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital with serious injuries.
  • Coimbatore police mobilised seven special teams led by Deputy Commissioner of Police N Devanathan, while forensic experts inspected the scene on Monday morning amid public outrage.
  • Police say the suspects stole the motorcycle from Kovilpalayam and rode it toward the airport corridor, and investigators are analysing technical inputs and recorded movements while Former BJP State President K Annamalai condemned poor lighting and lack of night patrols on the Brindavan–SIHS Colony stretch.
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India Today broke the news in India on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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