A college student was allegedly gang raped by three men behind the Airport area in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore on Sunday night.

Police said the victim was with her friend in a car when the men approached them, attacked her friend, abducted her, and fled the spot.

The friend immediately alerted the authorities, following which police launched a search operation and found the woman unconscious. She was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Sources said the accused had earlier stolen a motorbike on Sunday before committing the crime. The woman was reportedly taken to a secluded area where she was sexually assaulted.

Police have formed seven special teams to trace and arrest the culprits.

In another incident from February this year, seven college students were arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.

The students, studying at a private college in Kuniyamuthur, had befriended the minor through a social media app. When she failed to return home after meeting one of them, her family filed a missing complaint.

The girl was later found and alleged that she had been assaulted by the students. Police arrested all seven and placed them under judicial custody.

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Published On:

Nov 3, 2025