Coimbatore youths express frustration as the only major playground, Sasthri Ground in RS Puram, is being used to dump waste and debris, affecting daily sports activities.
In Coimbatore’s Kavundampalayam housing board, burglars who looted 13 flats by posing as daytime salesmen were tracked down. Three North Indian suspects were shot in the leg and arrested after attacking police.
A police officer on night patrol was assaulted by a group of youths in Coimbatore Puthur after he questioned their loud midnight celebration. Seven were arrested.
Multiple small gas cylinders exploded during a late-night fire at a utensil shop on Sanganoor Road in Coimbatore. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after intense efforts.
A woman named Divya (42) died on the spot after a dipper lorry collided with their bike on Mettupalayam Road, while her husband Ashok Raj sustained serious injuries.
