Overview
- Police said the attack occurred around 8:30 a.m. near a private college on Sathy Road in Saravanampatti, where passersby subdued the assailant and handed him to officers.
- Hospital sources reported the first-year student suffered injuries to her neck and hands and is being treated in a private hospital ICU in stable condition.
- Coimbatore City Police registered charges under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for attempt to murder and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act.
- The suspect was arrested and produced before a local court for judicial remand, and investigators are continuing to question those involved.
- Preliminary accounts describe a prior acquaintance and alleged one-sided harassment, and local coverage identified the accused as Harshavardhan, 18, as parents question campus security and counselling.