Coimbatore, May 23 -- Newly elected TVK MLA from Sulur constituency NM Sukumar on Saturday demanded stringent action in the Coimbatore school girl murder case and said that the accused "must be encountered."

Speaking to ANI after meeting the victim's family at the ESI Hospital in Coimbatore, Sukumar sought strict punishment for those arrested in the case, saying, "Accused individuals of this kind must be encountered."

His remarks follow the death of a 10-year-old schoolgirl whose body was found near a pond in the Sulur area.

Tamil Nadu Minister V Sampath also visited the hospital and met the victim's family members. "I have spoken with the Chief Minister, and the investigation has already begun. This is a new government. The accused wi...