# Coimbatore engineering student beaten to death, five held 2026-08-12T18:53:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 20-year-old engineering student, Amuthan, was beaten to death by fellow students near Coimbatore. Police have arrested five people, including a 17-year-old minor. The police claim the attack followed a dispute over a stolen mobile phone belonging to a person named Ilavarasan. The victim's parents allege their son was murdered after tipping off police about drug trafficking on campus. DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin has further alleged that police interrogated Amuthan two days before his death and then tipped off the drug sellers he named. The college management says Amuthan and another student were suspended on July 24 for assaulting a cook, and that it had no knowledge they were still in the area. The investigation is ongoing. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Coimbatore, college murder, drug allegation, police investigation, student death, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/coimbatore-college-student-beaten-to-death-five-arrested/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/coimbatore-college-student-beaten-to-death-five-arrested/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.