Student assaulted, robbed inside friend's room in Coimbatore; four booked

Coimbatore: Four people were booked on Saturday, for trespassing into a college student's room, assaulting him and robbing him of cash and valuables through extortion and intimidation on Friday night.Kuniyamuthur police have identified the accused as Rizwan, Sadir, Abush and Jeganath.According to police, the complainant S Kathir, 20, from Oddanchatram in Dindigul district, is currently pursuing third year in BTech (Information Technology) in a private college in the city. On Friday evening, when he was visiting his friend Suresh at his room at Perumalsamy Nagar near Kuniyamuthur, the four accused, who were previously known to him, forcibly entered the premises.“They abused him verbally and repeatedly assaulted him with their hands. They also brandished a knife, threatened him and demanded money. Terrified by the threats, Kathir transferred Rs 47,000 from his bank account to the accused via an online transaction,” said a police officer. He added that before fleeing the spot, the assailants also forcibly took a silver chain and a mobile phone from him.Kathir filed a complaint with Kuniyamuthur police, who registered a case and are investigating to trace the accused.