Anna University sexual assault case: Charge sheet filed against accused Gnanasekaran
1 month ago

Anna University sexual assault case: Charge sheet filed against accused Gnanasekaran

The Hindu  

The all-woman Special Investigation Team, constituted by the Madras High Court, has filed a charge sheet against Gnanasekaran, the sole accused in the Anna University sexual assault case. Sources in the Police department said the charge sheet was filed before a Metropolitan Magistrate Court in the city. Subsequently, the Madras High Court suo motu ordered the constitution of the SIT, comprising IPS officers Bhukya Sneha Priya, Ayman Jamal, and S. Brinda, to probe the case. After the investigation, the police team filed the charge sheet/final report before the magistrate court at the Saidapet Court complex, along with evidence and witnesses, said sources.

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Anna varsity case: HC pulls up SIT for ‘harassing’ journalists
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Anna varsity case: HC pulls up SIT for ‘harassing’ journalists

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The Madras High Court Tuesday criticised the Special Investigation Team –of the Tamil Nadu police probing Anna University sexual assault case– for harassing journalists by summoning them and seizing their mobile phones before questioning police officers cops who authored and uploaded the FIR which was leaked in the case. How the FIR was leaked and hence the victim’s identity …

Anna University sexual assault: Supreme Court stays Madras HC directions against Chennai police commissioner over FIR leak
2 months ago

Anna University sexual assault: Supreme Court stays Madras HC directions against Chennai police commissioner over FIR leak

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the operation of the Madras High Court’s conclusions that the Chennai Police Commissioner and other officials were responsible for the leak of the First Information Report and vital information about the identity of the survivor in the Anna University sexual assault case. A Bench of Justices B.V. Naagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma …

Anna University sexual assault case: SC stays action against TN police over FIR leak
2 months ago

Anna University sexual assault case: SC stays action against TN police over FIR leak

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras high court’s direction to the Tamil Nadu police for initiating departmental inquiry into the leak of a first information report related to the sexual assault of a second-year engineering student on the Anna University campus in Chennai. The FIR leak, which disclosed sensitive personal details of the victim, had been a focal …

Anna University sexual assault: Accused a history sheeter, was involved in robberies, abduction, and sexual assaults
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University sexual assault: Accused a history sheeter, was involved in robberies, abduction, and sexual assaults

Op India  

A recent incident of sexual assault that happened at Anna University in Chennai has sent shockwaves across the community, with the students demanding justice and enhanced safety measures at the campus. As per the reports, the arrest of the accused has uncovered links to several crimes involving him like robbery, abduction, and the use of stolen funds to acquire assets …

Watch: Anna University assault case | Court slam police & authorities
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Anna University assault case | Court slam police & authorities

The Hindu  

The horrific sexual assault of a young woman on the campus of Anna University, one of Chennai’s most prestigious institutions, has sparked a wave of public anger. The Madras High Court has taken serious note of the lapses, forming an all-women Special Investigation Team to probe the matter. Justices Subramaniam and Lakshminarayan have criticised the police for victim shaming, emphasising …

Anna University sexual assault - NCW team arrives at Chennai's Anna University to begin investigation of on-campus sexual assault - Tamil Nadu News
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University sexual assault - NCW team arrives at Chennai's Anna University to begin investigation of on-campus sexual assault - Tamil Nadu News

India Today  

A two-member delegation of the National Commission of Women arrived at Anna University in Chennai to investigate the sexual assault of a 19-year-old student that occurred on the campus. The fact-finding committee was formed on Saturday after the NCW took note of the case, based on news reports and social media posts. The committee, consisting of NCW member Mamata Kumari …

Tamil Nadu: ABVP condemns Anna University's sexual assault incident
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: ABVP condemns Anna University's sexual assault incident

Deccan Chronicle  

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has condemned the alleged sexual assault of a second-year student at Anna University in Tamil Nadu, demanding immediate and strict action against the accused, D Gnanasekaran.According to the Chennai Police, a second-year student was allegedly sexually assaulted on the Anna University campus on Monday night. One person has been arrested in connection with the case.ABVP, …

Anna University Chennai rape case: Madras HC slams police commissioner over ‘leaked FIR’; forms all-women SIT
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University Chennai rape case: Madras HC slams police commissioner over ‘leaked FIR’; forms all-women SIT

Live Mint  

The Madras High Court sharply criticised Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun on Saturday for his handling of the Anna University sexual assault case, questioning his conduct during the early stages of the investigation. The National Commission for Women has set up a two-member fact-finding committee to investigate the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University. According to …

Anna university sex abuse: Madras high court orders SIT probe, directs ₹25 lakh compensation for survivor
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna university sex abuse: Madras high court orders SIT probe, directs ₹25 lakh compensation for survivor

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Saturday directed a Special Investigation Team probe into the sexual assault case of a 19-year-old engineering student on Chennai's Anna University campus. The Madras high court also ordered police to provide protection to the second-year student and her family. The bench of justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayan also ordered the state of Tamil Nadu …

Anna University Sexual Assault: Madras HS says that FIR blamed the victim, orders all women SIT probe
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University Sexual Assault: Madras HS says that FIR blamed the victim, orders all women SIT probe

Op India  

The Madras High Court on Saturday said that the FIR registered into the Anna University sexual assault case blames the victim, and slammed the police for ‘wrong wordings’ in the FIR. The court ordered an all-women SIT probe into the case, slammed police for irregularities in the probe, ordered the state govt to pay compensation to the victim, and also …

Madras Hgh Court forms all-women IPS officers' SIT to investigate Anna university sexual assault
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras Hgh Court forms all-women IPS officers' SIT to investigate Anna university sexual assault

India TV News  

In a significant step towards justice and accountability, the Madras High Court on Saturday constituted an all-women Special Investigation Team led by senior IPS officers to probe both the alleged sexual assault case and the subsequent leakage of the First Information Report at Anna University. The court decreed that Anna University provide free education with boarding, lodging, and counselling facilities …

Anna University rape case: Cops seek five-day custody of accused, suspect him to be a serial offender
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University rape case: Cops seek five-day custody of accused, suspect him to be a serial offender

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Police have sought five-day custody of Gnanasekaran, the suspect arrested for raping the student. Police sources also confirmed that his phone had more sexually explicit videos of similar nature as the one he recorded while assaulting the student, indicating that he could be a serial offender. Senior police officials investigating the case, including GCP commissioner A Arun, …

Court orders probe team to be formed in Anna University sexual assault case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Court orders probe team to be formed in Anna University sexual assault case

India Today  

The Madras High Court on Saturday ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team comprising three women IPS officers—Sneha Priya, Ayman Jamal, and Brinda—to investigate the Anna University sexual assault case. The case pertains to the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student and the physical attack on her male friend by an unidentified man on the university campus …

Anna University rape case: Minister Govi Chezhiaan says accused visited campus multiple times
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University rape case: Minister Govi Chezhiaan says accused visited campus multiple times

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan on Friday acknowledged that Gnanasekaran, the accused in the rape case, has visited the campus multiple times. Chezhiaan added that the accused had visited the campus many times because his wife was earlier temporarily employed on the campus on a contractual basis. When pressed by the media on how a person who had multiple …

Madras HC takes up Anna varsity assault
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC takes up Anna varsity assault

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the case in which a 19-year-old student was sexually assaulted inside the Anna University campus in Chennai earlier this week. The National Commission for Women also took suo motu cognisance of the case on Thursday, highlighting that the accused is a habitual offender. NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar directed the …

How can Chennai Police Commissioner make sweeping statements on Anna University sexual assault case, asks Madras HC
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How can Chennai Police Commissioner make sweeping statements on Anna University sexual assault case, asks Madras HC

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday questioned as to how Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police A. Arun came to a conclusion, right at the initial stage of investigation, that no one else but for a sole accused was involved in the Anna University sexual assault case. Subramaniam and V. Lakshminarayanan raised the query during the hearing of two public interest …

BJP's K Annamalai whips himself, pledges to observe 48-day fast in protest against Anna University rape case
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3 months ago

BJP's K Annamalai whips himself, pledges to observe 48-day fast in protest against Anna University rape case

Op India  

On Friday, 27th December, Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai protested against the state government outside his residence in Coimbatore by whipping himself several times. This comes as the BJP accused the DMK government of failing to handle the case of sexual assault on a 19-year-old girl in Anna University, Chennai. VIDEO | BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai whips …

Madras High Court takes suo motu action in Anna University sexual assault case
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3 months ago

Madras High Court takes suo motu action in Anna University sexual assault case

India Today  

The Madras High Court took suo motu cognisance of the sexual assault case at Anna University, directing the Tamil Nadu government and police to file a detailed report. The move came after a letter from an advocate R Varalakshmi highlighted lapses in the police investigation, including the exposure of the survivor’s identity through a reportedly leaked FIR. She urged the …

Anna University sexual assault case: Accused Gnanasekaran had no accomplice; acted alone: Police Commissioner
3 months ago

Anna University sexual assault case: Accused Gnanasekaran had no accomplice; acted alone: Police Commissioner

The Hindu  

The man who was arrested on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a girl student of Anna University had acted alone, and no one else was involved in the case, contrary to initial media reports, City Police Commissioner A. Arun said. Addressing a press meet at the Commissioner’s office, Mr. Arun said that initial inquiries revealed that the accused, Gnanasekaran, had acted …

Chennai Anna University rape: Roadside vendor threatened victim to keep meeting him after assault, took her number
3 months ago

Chennai Anna University rape: Roadside vendor threatened victim to keep meeting him after assault, took her number

Live Mint  

The alleged sexual assault on a second-year engineering student of Chennai's Anna University on campus on December 23 and the arrest of a roadside biryani vendor, Gnanasekaran, in the case, have prompted the BJP and the AIADMK to target Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK, reported Indian Express. NCW takes suo moto cognizance The National Commission for Women has taken suo moto …

Anna University Assault Case: BJP Alleges Accused Linked To DMK, Sparks Row; DMK Responds
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3 months ago

Anna University Assault Case: BJP Alleges Accused Linked To DMK, Sparks Row; DMK Responds

ABP News  

Anna University Assault Case: The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that Gnanasekaran, the man who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student in Chennai, is a member of the ruling DMK party. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai claimed that the accused serves as the deputy organiser of DMK's Saidapet East …

Anna University student sexually assaulted; Kotturpuram police arrest one
3 months ago

Anna University student sexually assaulted; Kotturpuram police arrest one

The Hindu  

The Kotturpuram all-women police on Wednesday arrested a 37-year-old resident of Kottur for the sexual assault on a girl student of Anna University at Guindy. Gnanasekaran, who operates a road-side eatery near Saidapet, was arrested after the student filed a complaint with the Kotturpuram police that an unidentified person had sexually assaulted her on Monday night after manhandling her friend. …

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