Coimbatore: A private college student was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by a three-member gang near Coimbatore International Airport late Sunday night.

The MBA student was sitting in a car with a male friend at around 11 pm when the attackers, riding a stolen two-wheeler, assaulted the friend and kidnapped her. The girl was taken to an isolated spot, allegedly raped, and later abandoned.

Alerted by the injured companion, police launched a search and rescued the victim at around 4 am near a private college, about a kilometre from the airport. She was admitted to a private hospital, while the male friend was treated at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.

Police said seven special teams are hunting for the accused.