COIMBATORE: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested three more people, including an AIADMK student wing functionary, in connection with Pollachi sexual assault and extortion case.
The arrested trio have been identified as K Arulanantham, 34, of Vadugapalayam in Pollachi, T Heron Paul, 29, of Achipatti in Pollachi and P Babu alias Bike Babu, 27, of Vadugapalayam. Arulanantham is the Pollachi town secretary of AIADMK student wing. Following the arrest, he was removed from the party.
The accused were produced before a mahila court in Coimbatore. The court remanded them in judicial custody till January 20.
According to sources, the arrests were made following the statement of three rape survivors before a magistrate court a few weeks ago. “The survivors alleged that the arrested men along with N Sabarirajan alias Rishwanth abducted them in a car, sexually assaulted them and threatened to leak the footage,” the source said.