Coimbatore: One of the accused arrested in the gang rape of a college student was shifted to Coimbatore Central Prison on Wednesday following his recovery at Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).

The police arrested three accused, Sathish alias Karuppasamy (30), his brother Karthik alias Kaleeswaran (21), from Sivagangai district, and their relative Guna alias Thavasi (20), from Madurai, after opening fire.

On the night of November 2, the three men smashed the glass panes of the car using a stone, attacked the youth with a sickle, forcibly took the girl to a secluded spot, and perpetuated the sexual assault.

The police nabbed the trio by shooting at their legs at a hideout in Thudiyalur. While the siblings were shot in both their legs, Guna was shot in one of his legs. They w

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