India, Nov. 4 -- The three men who were arrested for the sexual assault of a college student near Coimbatore airport in Tamil Nadu had robbed a two-wheeler and consumed alcohol before committing the crime.

Coimbatore City Police Commissioner Saravana Sundar confirmed the arrest of the three accused, identified as Satish alias Karuppsamy, his brother Karthi alias Kalishewaran, and their relative Guna alias Thavasi. They were reportedly nabbed late on Monday when the accused tried to attack the police team that was in search of them, Sundar was cited as saying by news agency PTI.

Following the arrest, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin ordered the police to file a chargesheet within a month and get them the maximum punishment as soon as ...