The police said Gnanasekaran entered the campus and sexually assaulted the second-year engineering student on December 23.

The National Commission for Women has strongly condemned the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University, Chennai. Criticizing the Tamil Nadu Police's negligence, the Commission demands protection for the victim and accountability for officers who violated legal guidelines.

Accused 37-year-old Gnanasekaran had been arrested in 2011 on charges of sexually assaulting another woman on the same campus

On Wednesday, the police arrested a 37-year-old biriyani seller in connection with the sexual assault on Anna University student.

Members of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (December 26, 2024) staged a demonstration in Chennai condemning the ruling DMK government over the alleged sexual assault on a girl on Anna University campus.

Anna University Registrar, J Prakash, said the varsity was extending full cooperation to the police in its investigation and the ICC also had commenced an inquiry. "The university administration is extending full cooperation for the police investigation,

The NCW criticized the Tamil Nadu police for negligence following the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student by a habitual offender.

BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and other cadres of the party were detained by the police in Chennai during the protest.

BJP and AIADMK leaders, including Tamilisai Soundararajan, were detained during protests in Chennai against the alleged sexual assault of an Anna University student. The incident has sparked criticism of the DMK-led government,

BJP workers held a protest against DMK government in Chennai on6. The protest was organised over alleged sexual arrest of a second-year student at Anna University. Meanwhile, one person has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault.