COIMBATORE: Coimbatore district collector K Rajamani on Tuesday detained four men under the Goondas Act in connection with a woman harassment case in Pollachi .

A four-member gang harassed a 19-year-old college student inside a car, forcibly removed her dress and videographed her at Makkinampatti near Pollachi on February 12. They snatched her gold chain weighing one sovereign.

Based on the girl's complaint, the Pollachi East police registered a case against K Thirunavukkarasu, 26, of Makkinampatti, N Sabarirajan, 25, of Jothi Nagar in Pollachi, N Sathish, 29, of Poonga Nagar, in Suleeswaranpatti and T Vasanthakumar of Pakkothipalayam in Pollachi. They were booked under sections 354 (A), 354 (B) of the IPC, section 66 (E) of the IT Act and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. They were arrested and lodged at Coimbatore Central Prison.

Coimbatore district superintendent of police R Pandiarajan sent details about the accused to the district collector and requested him to detain them under the Goondas Act.

On Tuesday morning, the district collector issued the order to detain them under the Goondas Act.

