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Two eyewitnesses connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026) identified the main accused successful the caller intersexual assault-cum-murder of a 10-year-old miss adjacent Sulur successful Coimbatore district, credible sources said.
The main accused K. Karthi (35), who had been residing astatine Pallapalayam adjacent Sulur, was paraded on with different individuals successful a line-up astatine the Coimbatore Central Prison connected Tuesday.
A magistrate appointed by the peculiar tribunal for the proceedings of cases registered nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act conducted the trial recognition parade astatine a designated abstraction successful the prison. The magistrate volition taxable a study connected the cardinal process successful the lawsuit to the POCSO court.
Two eyewitnesses successful the case, who claimed to person seen Karthi taking distant the insignificant miss successful a two-wheeler connected May 21 evening, identified him from the line-up comprising different individuals, said sources.
One of them had reportedly seen Karthi taking the miss distant from her neighbourhood astatine Pallapalayam, aft luring her retired offering chocolates. The 2nd eyewitness is said to person seen Karthi with the miss connected the transit, earlier helium took her to the country of transgression - a thicket successful a backstage onshore abutting Kannampalayam tank, a ample waterbody. He travelled with the miss for astir 2.5 km from Pallapalayam to the tank.
Since Karthi suffered fractures connected his close limb and close leg, allegedly portion attempting to flight from the constabulary earlier his arrest, the line-up for the parade was arranged successful specified a way, leaving nary country for the eyewitnesses to recognise him from the injuries.
Karthi had besides suffered a fewer different injuries, aft being attacked by 4 convict prisoners successful the situation connected May 30. He was admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and was discharged connected Monday (June 1, 2026).
The investigating squad person moved the tribunal seeking custody of Karthi and his accomplice R. Mohan (31) of Pallapalayam. The POCSO tribunal is expected to perceive the plea connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) oregon Thursday (June 4, 2026), according to constabulary sources. The constabulary are aiming to record the charge-sheet successful the lawsuit successful little than 30 days from the time of their arrest.
