Woman found dead near Coimbatore

The Coimbatore police have launched an investigation after a partially charred body of a woman was found in a deserted area near Vattamalaipalayam in Coimbatore district on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) evening. The Thudiyalur police shifted the body to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for post-mortem examination.

Efforts are under way to trace the identity of the deceased, who also had injuries on her body.

Seven prisoners shifted

Seven prisoners from the Coimbatore Central Prison have been shifted to four other prisons in Tamil Nadu due to alleged administrative reasons. The police said that six of them, namely Sadam Hussain, Jaffar, Anshath, Akram Sindhaa, Abdul Munaf, and Shamsudheen, were allegedly involved in the murder of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam functionary H. Farook in Coimbatore in 2017. The other prisoner was identified as Asif Mustaheen, who faces a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) registered by the Erode North police in 2022.

Five held with 20 kg of ganja

The police have arrested five men, in two different cases, with a total of 20 kg of ganja. While J. Akash (20) and S. Suresh (18) of Puliyakulam and R. Sabarishwaran (28) of Madurai were held with 12 kg of ganja near Gandhipuram late on Wednesday, Rajendra Kumar Mohanty (36) and Gunjan Kumar (20) were arrested with 8 kg of ganja at Chinniyampalayam. The five men were remanded in judicial custody.