Nine-member gang involved in murder and robbery arrested in Coimbatore

A nine-member gang allegedly involved in a series of murder and robbery cases across Tamil Nadu has been arrested by the Coimbatore police.
The gang allegedly waylaid college students in the Kuniyamuthur area in December 2025 and robbed them of cash and jewellery at knife-point. When police personnel attempted to intercept them, the suspects allegedly threw chilli powder at them from inside their car and
escaped.
The gang later allegedly travelled to Theni district, broke into the house of a police Sub-Inspector and stole around 100 sovereigns of gold jewellery. They subsequently fled to Delhi and remained there for several months.
Police said the gang returned to Tamil Nadu by flight last month. Soon after their return, they allegedly murdered a man in the Keezhadi area of Sivaganga district before returning to Coimbatore.
A special police team was formed to trace the gang. Police monitored mobile phone numbers and surveillance camera footage and eventually surrounded the suspects who were allegedly hiding in the Ukkadam area.
The arrested persons were identified as Aakash, 23, of Sivaganga; Manojkumar, 26, of Thanjavur; Muthupandi, 24, of Dindigul; Annamalai, 25, of Sundarapuram in Coimbatore; Arunpandi, 27, of Madurai; Bhuvanesh, 22, of Madurai; Arun, 20, of Sivaganga; Ramar, 23, of Madurai; and Gopinath, 23, of Dindigul.
Police said Aakash has 25 criminal cases against him, while Arun and Muthupandi have 31 and 18 cases respectively. The other accused also face several criminal cases.Ganja and methamphetamine were also seized from the arrested persons.
The nine accused were produced before a court and remanded in Coimbatore Central Prison.
Meanwhile, a video in which members of the gang allegedly threaten people with dire consequences if they are confronted has gone viral. Police are also investigating the
video.