Mother of Coimbatore’s 10-year-old rape-murder victim alleges forced cremation by husband, seeks police action
मुख्य बातें
- •The 10-year-old girl’s body was found near Kannampalayam tank in Sulur, Coimbatore district, on May 22, 2026
- •The mother alleges her husband forcibly took the body to Salem and cremated it without her consent or her seeing the remains
- •The mother denies social media claims of alcohol consumption and says she only knew the accused after his arrest
- •Main accused Karthi, 33, suffered fractures during an alleged escape attempt and was shifted from ICU to prisoners’ ward
- •Tamil Nadu ministers handed over ₹7 lakh in relief to the victim’s family in Salem following Madras High Court directions
The mother of a 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Coimbatore, has accused her husband of forcibly taking the child’s body to Salem, cremating it without her consent, and denying her the chance to see her daughter’s mortal remains. Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore on Sunday evening (May 24, 2026), the woman said she refused to accept the body until “justice is served,” but officials released it from the morgue in Coimbatore after obtaining her husband’s signature.
