Protesters on Tiruchi Highway in entrance of the Sulur police station early on Saturday.
| Picture Credit score: Particular Association
The police arrested two individuals early on Saturday (Could 23, 2026) in reference to the kidnapping and homicide of a 10-year-old woman, whose physique was discovered near the bund of Kannampalayam tank close to Sulur in Coimbatore district on Friday (Could 22).
Karthik (33) of Nagapattinam, who has been residing at Pallapalayam close to Coimbatore, and his good friend Mohanraj had been arrested for his or her alleged involvement within the crime, Inspector Basic of Police (West Zone) R.V. Ramya Bharathi confirmed to The Hindu.
Additional investigation within the case is beneath method, mentioned a communique issued by the Coimbatore District Police early on Saturday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Saturday expressed shock over the incident and mentioned he has instructed the police to conduct a swift and thorough investigation.
Suspects identified to woman’s household
Police sources mentioned that the suspects had been identified to the woman’s household and one in all them kidnapped her from her neighbourhood on the pretext of shopping for her candies on Thursday (Could 21) night. The police recognized the suspects based mostly on visuals from surveillance cameras.
In the meantime, the street blockade staged by residents from the woman’s neighbourhood on Tiruchi Highway in entrance of the Sulur police station from 9 p.m. on Friday went on until 5 a.m. on Saturday. The police diverted the visitors alongside the arterial street by means of various routes.
Senior cops, together with Inspector Basic of Police (West Zone) R.V. Ramya Bharathi, camped at Sulur police station because the protest went on until 5 a.m. Saturday
| Picture Credit score:
Particular Association
IG Ramya Bharathi, Deputy Inspector Basic of Police (Coimbatore Vary) P. Saminathan, and Coimbatore District (Rural) Superintendent of Police Allatipalli Pavan Kumar Reddy camped at Sulur until Saturday morning and supervised the investigation by particular groups beneath Deputy Superintendent of Police Karikal Pari Shankar. Additionally they held talks with the protesters. Round 300 police personnel had been deployed within the space.
TVK’s Sulur MLA N.M. Sukumar, who visited the protesters late on Friday, assured them that the police would arrest the perpetrators by Saturday morning.
How the crime unfolded
The police mentioned that Karthik from Nagapattinam and Mohanraj from Thanjavur had been residing at Pallapalayam for practically 10 years. Whereas Karthik had been working as a load man, Mohanraj is a wall painter by occupation.
“It was Karthik who kidnapped the woman on his two-wheeler by promising her candies on Thursday night. He, together with Mohanraj, later took her to a coconut farm close to Kannampalayam tank, the place they tried to assault her sexually. They murdered her when she resisted and screamed for assist. They dumped the physique close to Kannampalayam tank,” mentioned a police officer aware of the investigation.
The officer added that the police had been ready for the findings of the autopsy examination to establish whether or not the woman was subjected to sexual assault.
Sources added that the 2 accused had been additionally concerned in searches for the woman, launched by her relations and locals, after she was reported lacking.
The police claimed that Karthik fractured his proper arm and proper leg whereas making an attempt to flee. He was admitted to the Coimbatore Medical Faculty Hospital for remedy. Mohanraj was produced earlier than the Sulur Justice of the Peace Courtroom and was despatched to judicial remand.
Printed – Could 23, 2026 08:03 am IST
