Two arrested in connection with abduction and murder of minor girl in Sulur

The constabulary arrested 2 persons aboriginal connected Saturday (May 23, 2026) successful transportation with the abduction and execution of a 10-year-old girl, whose assemblage was recovered successful Kannampalayam vessel adjacent Coimbatore connected Friday (May 22). 

Karthik (33) of Nagapattinam, who has been residing astatine Pallapalayam adjacent Coimbatore, and his person Mohanraj were arrested for their alleged engagement successful the crime, Inspector General of Police (West Zone) R.V. Ramya Bharathi confirmed to The Hindu.

Further probe successful the lawsuit is nether way, said a communique issued by the Coimbatore District Police aboriginal connected Saturday.

Police sources said that the suspects were known to the girl’s household and 1 of them abducted her from her neighbourhood connected the pretext of buying her chocolates connected Thursday (May 21) evening. The constabulary identified the suspects based connected visuals from surveillance cameras.

Meanwhile, the roadworthy blockade staged by residents from the girl’s neighbourhood connected Tiruchi Road successful beforehand of the Sulur constabulary presumption from 9 p.m. connected Friday went connected till 5 a.m. connected Saturday. The constabulary diverted the postulation on the arterial roadworthy done alternate routes. 

IG Ramya Bharathi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Coimbatore Range) P. Saminathan, and Coimbatore District (Rural) Superintendent of Police Allatipalli Pavan Kumar Reddy camped astatine Sulur till Saturday greeting and supervised the probe by peculiar teams nether Deputy Superintendent of Police Karikal Pari Shankar. They besides held talks with the protesters. Around 300 constabulary unit were deployed successful the area. 

TVK’s Sulur MLA N.M. Sukumar, who visited the protesters precocious connected Friday, assured them that the constabulary would apprehension the perpetrators by Saturday morning. 

How the transgression unfolded

The constabulary said that Karthik from Nagapattinam and Mohanraj from Thanjavur had been residing astatine Pallapalayam for astir 10 years. While Karthik had been moving arsenic a load man, Mohanraj is simply a partition creator by occupation.

“It was Karthik who abducted the miss connected his two-wheeler by promising her chocolates connected Thursday evening. He, on with Mohanraj, aboriginal took her to a coconut workplace adjacent Kannampalayam tank, wherever they attempted to battle her sexually. They murdered her erstwhile she resisted and screamed for help. They dumped the assemblage successful Kannampalayam tank,” said a constabulary serviceman privy to the investigation.

The serviceman added that the constabulary were waiting for the findings of the post-mortem introspection to ascertain whether the miss was subjected to intersexual assault.

Sources added that the 2 accused were besides progressive successful searches for the girl, launched by her household members and locals, aft she was reported missing.

The constabulary claimed that Karthik fractured his close limb and close limb portion attempting to escape. He was admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for treatment. Mohanraj was produced earlier the Sulur Magistrate Court and was sent to judicial remand.