Sulur Child Rape-Murder Case: Accused Attacked in Prison, Charge Sheet Filed
In May 2026, a 10-year-old girl was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered near Sulur, Coimbatore, India. Prime accused K. Karthi and accomplice R. Mohan were arrested. Karthi sustained fractures during an escape attempt and was later attacked by four convicts in Coimbatore Central Prison on May 30. Eyewitnesses identified him in a test parade. Police filed an 819-page charge sheet in 18 days, citing 104 witnesses and forensic evidence. The case is being tried under the POCSO Act.
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Sulur Child Sexual Assault and Murder Trial to Start June 24
The trial for the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur, Coimbatore, will begin on June 24 in the Special POCSO Court. The prosecution submitted a list of witnesses on June 16, and Judge T. Bagavathiammal adjourned the case for trial. Charges were framed on June 15 against the two accused, K. Karthi (35) and R. Mohan (31) of Pallapalayam. The accused were not produced in court on Tuesday. The case has drawn significant attention in Tamil Nadu.
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On June 15, 2026, the Special Court for POCSO Act cases in Coimbatore framed charges against two accused, K. Karthi (35) and R. Mohan (31), in the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur on May 21. Karthi faces charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act for allegedly abducting the girl, sexually assaulting her, and murdering her. Mohan is charged for failing to disclose the crime and misleading police. The court ordered the prosecution to provide a witness list, with 104 witnesses expected. A test identification parade was conducted on June 2, where eyewitnesses identified Karthi. The case is set for trial, with the next hearing on June 16.
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On June 12, 2026, a special POCSO court in Coimbatore granted additional time to the two accused, K. Karthi (35) and R. Mohan (31), in the Sulur sexual assault-cum-murder case to go through the 819-page chargesheet. The accused were produced before Judge T. Bagavathiammal after receiving copies of the chargesheet on June 11. The court posted the next hearing for June 15, 2026. The case involves the sexual assault and murder of a child in Sulur, Tamil Nadu. The Special Public Prosecutor and defense lawyers under the Legal Aid Defence Counsel scheme were present during the proceedings.
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On June 11, 2026, a special POCSO court in Coimbatore provided copies of the 819-page chargesheet to the two accused, K. Karthi (35) and R. Mohan (31), in the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur on May 21. The accused were produced before Judge T. Bagavathiammal under tight security. The court adjourned the case to June 12 for proceedings related to framing of charges. Special Public Prosecutor K.R. Sankaran has been appointed, and sources indicate the trial is expected to proceed swiftly.
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The Coimbatore District Police filed an 819-page charge sheet on June 9, 2026, against two men arrested for the abduction, sexual assault, and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur on May 21. The charge sheet, submitted to a Special POCSO Act court, includes 104 prosecution witnesses and 215 documents. The investigation was completed in just 18 days, aided by swift forensic reports, DNA profiling, cyber forensic analyses, and two eyewitnesses. The first accused, K. Karthi, faces charges including murder and aggravated sexual assault under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act. His accomplice, R. Mohan, is charged with concealing knowledge of the crime and misleading police. The girl was abducted from her neighborhood, sexually assaulted, and killed; blunt force trauma and neck/chest injuries caused her death.
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On June 3, 2026, a Special Court for POCSO Act cases in Coimbatore granted police a three-day custody of K. Karthi (35) and R. Mohan (31), the two accused in the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur. The accused were produced in court under tight security. Karthi appeared on a stretcher with a fractured right arm and leg, injuries sustained during an escape attempt on May 22, and later suffered an assault by four convicts in Coimbatore Central Prison. The investigating team, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Karikal Pari Shankar, will interrogate the duo to extract details of the crime's planning and execution. Police plan to take the accused to the crime scene near Kannampalayam tank and other relevant locations.
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On June 2, 2026, two eyewitnesses identified K. Karthi (35) as the main accused in the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur, Coimbatore district, during a test identification parade at Coimbatore Central Prison. The parade was conducted by a magistrate appointed by the POCSO special court. One witness saw Karthi luring the girl with chocolates from her neighborhood in Pallapalayam; another saw him with the girl en route to the crime scene, a thicket near Kannampalayam tank, about 2.5 km away. The lineup was arranged to prevent identification based on Karthi's injuries (fractured right arm and leg from a police escape attempt, plus injuries from a prison attack on May 30). Police are seeking custody of Karthi and accomplice R. Mohan (31), aiming to file a charge-sheet within 30 days of arrest.
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On May 30, 2026, four convicts at Coimbatore Central Prison attacked K. Karthi, the main accused in the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur. The attack occurred in the prison hospital, where Karthi was recovering from fractures sustained during an escape attempt on May 22. The convicts used hands and objects like a pen, spoon, and plate. Prison staff intervened and rescued Karthi, who was then shifted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. The Race Course police formally arrested the four convicts based on a complaint by a prison officer. All four, along with another prisoner, were transferred to prisons in Chennai, Vellore, Salem, Tiruchi, and Cuddalore. Prison authorities are conducting a detailed investigation, and sources said Karthi's injuries were not grievous.
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Karthi, the prime accused in the sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur in Coimbatore, was attacked by fellow inmates at the Central Prison in Coimbatore on May 30, 2026. He was admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital with grievous injuries caused by objects such as spoons and plates. Karthi had been lodged in the prison after receiving treatment for fractures in his right arm and leg sustained during his arrest. He was also detained under the Goondas Act. A probe into the prison attack is underway.
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