Coimbatore Rape Case | 3 Men Who Raped Student In Coimbatore Were Drunk, Hit Her Friend With Sickle

The three men who were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a woman college student near an airport in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore were drunk, the city police commissioner said on Tuesday. The survivor was in a car with her male friend when the accused, identified as Thavasi, Karthik and Kaliswaran, allegedly kidnapped her, forcibly took her to another location, and sexually assaulted her. According to the police, they smashed the windshield of the car with a stone and attacked the survivor's friend with a sickle. Two of the three men are brothers and the other is a distant relative, the police said. The suspects were involved in murder and theft cases - two of them were granted bail. They also stole a bike, officials said. Officials clarified that they are not affiliated with any political party.