Recently, the Namakkal District Police has constituted a special team to arrest the absconding accused in the case of raping a 29-year-old widow. The police arrested three other accused on Sunday.
Police said the woman was threatened and raped by four youths near Besanam on Thursday while she was talking to a friend on the side of the road. They also robbed him of ₹3,000 in cash and valuables. The police have registered a case under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.
The accused have been identified as Murali, Dinesh Kumar and Valarasu of Besanam and Naveen Kumar of Algu Nagar.
Murali, Dinesh Kumar and Naveen Kumar were arrested and taken on remand. A senior police officer said a special team would trace Valarasu.