3 men shot by cops, arrested over gang-rape of student near Coimbatore airport

Three men accused of raping a college student near the airport in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city were shot by the police and arrested after they allegedly attacked an officer while attempting to flee.

On Monday, special police teams surrounded the accused, identified as Thavasi, Karuppasamy, and Kaaleeswaran, near a temple. When cornered, they reportedly attacked the officers with sickles, injuring Head Constable Chandrasekhar on his left wrist and arm.

In response, the police opened fire, injuring the three accused on their legs before taking them into custody.