Chennai: A 45-year-old sports coach was arrested today after he allegedly tried to rape a female squash player, who jumped from the first floor of his residence to avoid rape, in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu.
Police sources said, the coach, Murugesan, was arrested by the All Women Police, Kancheepuram, after the girl, who was one of the students trained by her, raised an alarm after jumping from the first floor to escape from being raped.
Murugesan is working in a sports academy in Kancheepuram where he trains students in various sports. Many school and college students are regulars at the academy.
The female player, a native of from Walajabad recently completed her training in squash. Having completed her training, she went to the academy to collect her certificate.
The coach said he has kept it in his house and asked her to come to his house to collect it. When the girl went to his house, Murugesan allegedly attempted to rape her.
However, the girl managed to escape from him by jumping from the first floor of the house and also raised an alarm. Locals nabbed the coach handed him over to the police, who arrested him and registering cases under POCSO Act and remanded him in judicial custody.
