Three men were arrested on Monday (November 3) for the alleged kidnapping and gange-rape of a college student in Coimbatore on Sunday (November 2).

The accused were shot in the legs by the police after they allegedly attacked an officer while trying to flee. The three accused have been identified as Karuppasamy, Kaaleeswaran, and Thavasi.

Cornered by police

Special police teams surrounded the accused near a temple on Monday night (November 3). When they realised that they were trapped, they attacked the police with sickles, injuring a head constable on his left wrist and arm.

The police opened fire in response, and injured the three accused on their legs before taking them into custody. They were then taken to the District Government Hospital in Coimbatore for treatment. The injured of

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