Coimbatore (PTI): Three people suspected to have been involved in the brutal sexual assault on a college student here were shot at and nabbed by the police.

All three, who were responsible for the heinous crime near the Coimbatore international airport on Sunday, were found to have been involved in criminal cases in the past, the police said on Tuesday.

After thoroughly checking CCTV footage, the Peelamedu police narrowed down on the trio hiding at an isolated place in Vellikinaru. Finding themselves surrounded, the three attacked the police team in a bid to escape and inflicted injuries on a police constable. However, the police opened fire and shot at all three suspects.

While one of them sustained a gun shot in one leg, the other two were injured in both legs when the police opened f

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