Coimbatore: The city police on Friday arrested one more person in connection with the kidnap of a flower vendor near RS Puram on Saturday morning.
On last Saturday, a six-member gang from Madurai with the help of as many people in the city had kidnapped flower vendor Vishnu Raj and abandoned him on Tiruchy – Madurai bypass road. The police had arrested six people from the city on Wednesday.
Police arrested Prabhu, who helped the six accused in the case to get in touch with a gang involved in kidnapping in Madurai.
Based on his confessional statement, police have identified the Madurai gang leader as Sathish.
Meanwhile, the special team has left for Pudukkottai based on a tip that the gang was travelling near that district. tnn