Prime accused in Coimbatore rape and murder case held

Days after the rape and murder of a minor girl in a village in Coimbatore, the police have arrested the prime accused in the case.

A 7-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Coimbatore's Pannimadai village on Wednesday.

The police made the arrest from Thondamuthur, a suburb of Coimbatore city. Search for other accused is on, the police said on Sunday.

Two other accused have been already arrested by the police.