Overview
- Coimbatore police said special teams cornered the trio near Vellakinaru, where the men allegedly attacked officers with sickles before being shot and detained.
- The survivor, 20, and her male friend are under treatment after she was abducted from a parked car near the airport and he was beaten unconscious, according to police.
- An injured head constable has been hospitalised, and officials say all three suspects were taken to the district government hospital after the arrest.
- Investigators continue to gather forensic and medical evidence and are reviewing CCTV and other technical inputs to establish the sequence of events.
- Police are probing reports that the attackers used a stolen motorcycle, while opposition parties have escalated criticism of the DMK government and called for swift justice.