Such claims might also affect the credibility of the probe, the government said, and urged media houses to avoid publishing news based on conjecture.

CHENNAI: Amid ‘strong doubts’ that there might be more persons involved in the Anna University sexual assault case apart from the accused arrested, the state government and the police should ensure a transparent investigation,

The women members of the BJP leading the "Justice rally" from Madurai to Chennai were later detained by the police.

Party leader Khushbu Sundar, TN Mahila Morcha president Umarathi Rajan, BJP MLA Dr C Saraswathi, and scores of women members were detained in Chennai when they attempted to participate in the protest.

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday (January 2, 2024) condemned the arrest of Pasumai Thaayagam president Sowmiya Anbumani and the cadre of the party’s women wing for attempting to stage a protest demanding justice for the survivor in the Anna University sexual assault case and seeking women safety in Tamil Nadu.

The Madras High Court today said that the alleged sexual assault case at Anna University is "being politicised".

The memorandum, submitted by ABVP's national secretary, Shravan P. Raj, highlighted the incident of sexual harassment at Anna University and the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu. It also condemned the arrest of ABVP students who were protesting peacefully and democratically.

BJP's women's wing in Tamil Nadu staged a protest against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government and led the Justice rally from Madurai to Chennai and later detained by the police.

A two-member fact-finding committee of the National Commission for Women (NCW) tasked with probing the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna U

Chennai: Upset with the ongoing probe into the recent daring sexual assault on an engineering student on the reputable Anna University campus in Chennai, the Madras High Court on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising of an all-women IPS officers team. It also ordered a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the girl.