Shop Owner Attacked, Robbed on Nanjappa Road; Three Held

Coimbatore: Three men have been arrested by Kattoor police for allegedly attacking a power tools shop owner on the head with a stone and snatching his mobile phone on Nanjappa Road in Gandhipuram, Coimbatore, at night.

The victim, Ranjith Kumar, 36, a resident of Poonga Street in Anupparpalayam near Kattoor, runs a power tools shop in the area. According to the complaint, he was walking along Nanjappa Road when three men allegedly approached him from behind and attacked him on the head with a stone in a relatively deserted stretch. After he fell to the ground, the accused allegedly snatched his mobile phone and fled the scene.

Passers-by who found Ranjith Kumar lying with bleeding injuries to his head and body alerted emergency services. He was taken by a 108 ambulance to Coimbatore Government Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.

Following a complaint lodged by Ranjith Kumar at Kattoor Police Station, police registered a case and formed a special team to investigate the incident. The team examined CCTV footage from the surrounding areas and conducted further inquiries to identify the suspects.

Based on the investigation, police arrested Gokul alias Gokul Kannan, 24, of Kenikkarai Road in Ramanathapuram; Pandian alias Senthoorapandi, 26, from Theni; and Thana alias Thanasekaran, 29, from Nallampalayam in Coimbatore.

Police also recovered the mobile phone allegedly snatched from Ranjith Kumar. The incident has caused concern in the Gandhipuram area.