Court rejects bail plea of Pollachi rape case accused

Coimbatore: The district mahila court has dismissed the bail petition of a prime accused in the Pollachi rape case.

Earlier, K Thirunavukkarasu, 26 of Makkinampatti near Pollachi, had moved the court online, seeking bail stating that he had been behind bars for more than 465 days and that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had not only arrested all the accused but filed chargesheet also.

He was arrested on March 5, 2019, in connection with the gangrape of a 19-year-old college girl on February 24, 2019.

Pointing out that the case trial was to commence soon, the CBI in its reply said there were chances of him tampering with evidence if he were to walk out of jail on bail and requested the court to turn down his bail application.

After hearing both the sides, mahila court judge J Rathika dismissed Thirunavukkarasu’s bail plea on Thursday.

Other accused, who were arrested in the case, include N Sabarirajan, 25, of Jothi Nagar, N Sathish, 29, of Suleeswaranpatti, T Vasanthakumar, of Pakkothipalayam, and R Manivannan, 30, of Aachipatti near Pollachi.

During inquiry it was revealed that the gang had raped a couple of women and videographed the act.

The case was initially handled by the Pollachi town police and then transferred to the Crime Branch CID. The case was transferred to the CBI when prison authorities got information that there was a threat to the life of all the five accused in the rape case.