Chennai: In a chilling crime, a gang of three men allegedly raped a college girl after thrashing her male friend, near the Coimbatore International Airport late on Sunday night. The girl was found without clothes by a police team early on Monday. She has been admitted to a hospital and her friend too is undergoing treatment. An extensive search has been launched to trace the men who committed the crime.
According to police, the 20-year-old girl, studying a private college in Coimbatore, was inside a car with her friend at a vacant land near Brindhavan Nagar-SIHS Colony Road, close to the airport. Around 11 pm, a gang of three men, who came on a motorcycle, smashed a car window pane and forced open its door. After beating up the boy, the gang took the girl away to a deserted place and raped her.
The girl’s friend had called the police following which searches were conducted in the vicinity. A police team found the girl and rescued her.
“Seven special teams have been formed to trace the accused,” a senior police officer said.
Opposition party leaders led by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami strongly criticising the M K Stalin Government for failing to ensure safety of women.
