Coimbatore Collector K. Rajamani on Tuesday ordered the detention under the Goondas Act of the four youth, arrested on charges of involvement in the Pollachi serial sexual assault and blackmail case.
He passed the orders detaining K. Thirunavukkarasu, T. Vasanthkumar, N. Sathish and N. Sabarirajan based on a recommendation from the Coimbatore Rural Superintendent of Police R. Pandiarajan.
The police had arrested Sabarirajan alias Rishwanth, Sathish, Vasanthkumar on February 25 and Thirunavukkarasu on March 5 for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl and filming the act. The police had charged them with sexual harassment, assault by use of criminal force and invoked provisions of the Information Technology Act and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.
The police investigation revealed that the accused had also assaulted and filmed other young women.