Anna University Sexual Assault Case | Madras High Court Asks SIT Not To Harass Journalists, Orders Return Of Seized Electronic Devices
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anna University Sexual Assault Case | Madras High Court Asks SIT Not To Harass Journalists, Orders Return Of Seized Electronic Devices

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The Madras High Court on Tuesday slammed the Special Investigation Team probing the sexual assault of a 2nd Year Engineering Student at Anna University in Chennai in December last year. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan questioned the SIT for sending summons repeatedly to the journalists grilling them with questions touching upon their personal lives and even seizing their electronic devices alleging that the journalists had shared the FIR containing details of the victim girl. The court asked the SIT why it had selectively questioned the journalists when it had not made attempts to question the officers who were responsible for the FIR leak. When the Additional Government Pleader KMD Muhilan informed the court that the SIT had only inquired about details regarding downloading of the FIR and sharing it and had not harassed the journalists, the court remarked that there was no question of forwarding when the FIR was uploaded in the website by the public itself.

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Anna University Sexual Assault Case: SIT Under Fire for Questionable Tactics, Journalist Harassment, and FIR Leak Investigation
1 month, 1 week ago

Anna University Sexual Assault Case: SIT Under Fire for Questionable Tactics, Journalist Harassment, and FIR Leak Investigation

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 10, 2025 15:30 IST - 6 MINS READ More than a month after the Madras High Court set up a Special Investigation Team to investigate the December 23, 2024, sexual assault on a student at the Anna University and the leak of a sexual assault First Information Report, the SIT finds itself at the centre of multiple, …

Madras High Court restrains SIT from harassing journalists in Anna University sexual assault FIR leak case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court restrains SIT from harassing journalists in Anna University sexual assault FIR leak case

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday instructed an all women Special Investigation Team probing the Anna University sexual assault First Information Report leak case to not harass journalists who had merely viewed the FIR on the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems portal before it was blocked. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan said he would pass detailed orders on a batch …

Palaniswami calls for CBI probe into Anna varsity sexual assault case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Palaniswami calls for CBI probe into Anna varsity sexual assault case

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday expressed doubts whether the Special Investigation Team probing the Anna University sexual assault case, was under duress and demanded that the investigation be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Palaniswami charged it was because of the mistake of the State government the FIR in the Anna University sexual assault case, …

Press Club meets SIT on phone seizures; Editors Guild calls for fair probe
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Press Club meets SIT on phone seizures; Editors Guild calls for fair probe

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The office-bearers of Chennai Press Club on Friday met the Madras High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team probing the Anna University rape case, and lodged their reservations about the seizure of mobile phones of journalists and treating them in an unfair manner. Journalists were not treated with fairness by the team, the Chennai Press Club told the SIT. Return devices: …

Journalists appeal to DGP to stop ‘harassment’ by SIT
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Journalists appeal to DGP to stop ‘harassment’ by SIT

The Hindu  

A delegation of journalists led by office-bearers of the Chennai Press Club met the Director General of Police Shankar Jiwal at his office and sought him to stop harassment of the journalists by the special investigation team which is probing the leak of FIR on Anna University sexual assault case. In their representation to the DGP, they said several journalists …

Anna varsity sexual assault: SIT seizes journalists’ mobile phones in FIR leak probe
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anna varsity sexual assault: SIT seizes journalists’ mobile phones in FIR leak probe

The Hindu  

A special investigation team probing the alleged leak of the First Information Report in connection with the sexual assault on a student at Anna University last December has seized mobile phones from at least four journalists, and summoned seven more for questioning. The journalists appeared before the team on Tuesday and Wednesday, during which their mobile phones and other electronic …

SIT seizes journalists' phones for investigation, Chennai Press Club slams move
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SIT seizes journalists' phones for investigation, Chennai Press Club slams move

India Today  

The Chennai Press Club condemned the actions of the Special Investigation Team for confiscating journalists’ smartphones under the pretext of an ongoing investigation. The controversy arose after the SIT investigating the Anna University sexual abuse case summoned journalists, particularly those on the crime beat. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Chennai Press Club expressed concern over the treatment of …

Anna University sexual assault: Supreme Court stays Madras HC directions against Chennai police commissioner over FIR leak
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Madras HC forms SIT to probe leak of minor survivor’s statement in sexual assault case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC forms SIT to probe leak of minor survivor’s statement in sexual assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Friday constituted a special investigation team in addition to a SIT that was already appointed by the Supreme Court in the case of a 10-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted in Chennai. The Madras high court on Friday constituted a special investigation team in addition to a SIT that was already appointed by the Supreme …

Don’t share unverified information on Anna University rape probe: DGP
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t share unverified information on Anna University rape probe: DGP

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Police on Saturday requested media houses, individuals, social media influencers and others to refrain from speculating on the progress of investigation by a Special Investigation Team in the Anna University case, considering its serious and sensitive nature. “Misleading information can lead to severe consequences for the individuals involved and may undermine the integrity of the investigation,” a statement from …

Tamil Nadu: Don’t speculate on rape investigations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Don’t speculate on rape investigations

Deccan Chronicle  

In a statement on Saturday, the government said some news channels and social media platforms had claimed that the ‘victim girl has given statement before the SIT narrating about accused allegedly speaking to one SIR, that “SIT has allegedly seized electronic gadgets from accused which is claimed to have contained obscene contents of the victim girl” and that “one person …

Watch: Anna University assault case | Court slam police & authorities
2 months, 2 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 Case Being Politicised, Political Parties Protesting For Media Attention: Madras High Court Remarks Orally
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Anna University Sexual Assault Case Being Politicised, Political Parties Protesting For Media Attention: Madras High Court Remarks Orally

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday lamented over the politicization of the recent alleged sexual assault of a second-year engineering student at Anna University, without any genuine concerns for women's safety. The court made the oral comments when Advocate K Balu mentioned a case regarding denial of permission for protest by the Women's Wing of the Pattali Makkal Katchi party …

Anna University sexual assault case being politicised without genuine concern, says Madras HC Judge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Anna University sexual assault case being politicised without genuine concern, says Madras HC Judge

The Hindu  

Justice P. Velmurugan of the Madras High Court on Thursday expressed deep anguish over the Anna University sexual assault case, and said that instead of it serving as a wake-up call to introspect why society as a whole continued to subjugate women and unleash atrocities against them, the incident was being politicised with no real concern. Justice Velmurugan said the …

Madras High Court slams parties for politicising Anna University assault case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court slams parties for politicising Anna University assault case

India Today  

The Madras High Court has expressed disapproval over political parties attempting to politicise the ongoing Anna University sexual assault case. "Why are you politicising the Anna University sexual assault case? We all should take responsibility for the girl student facing sexual assault in Anna University and should be ashamed." Justice Velmurugan further stated that the court had already taken suo-motu …

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 …

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

Madras HC orders SIT probe in TN varsity case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC orders SIT probe in TN varsity case

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Saturday highlighted lapses in the probe in the case of sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student and directed that a special investigation team comprising three women IPS officers be constituted to take over the probe. A bench of justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayan also directed the state government to pay the survivor …

Anna University sexual assault case: Madras High Court says IPS officers team, comprising women only, to probe Chennai sexual assault case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Anna University sexual assault case: Madras High Court says IPS officers team, comprising women only, to probe Chennai sexual assault case

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court held a special sitting on Saturday and ordered the constitution of an all-woman Indian Police Service officers’ team to probe into the Anna University sexual assault case as well as another connected case booked by the cyber-crime wing in the leak of the First Information Report related to the assault. “The all-woman SIT shall not allow …

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

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 …

Madras High Court orders probe by SIT into Anna University rape case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court orders probe by SIT into Anna University rape case

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Saturday ordered the constitution of a special investigation team comprising three women IPS officers to probe the rape of an engineering student on the Anna University premises and the leakage/disclosure of the FIR and its contents. A special division bench comprising Justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayanan, sitting on a special session, passed the …

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 …

Madras High Court takes suo motu action in Anna University sexual assault case
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2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Sexual assault on Anna University: EPS demands CBI probe, other leaders hit out at government
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sexual assault on Anna University: EPS demands CBI probe, other leaders hit out at government

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday questioned whether the Tamil Nadu police were not even aware of the basic procedure of non-disclosure of the identity of the complainants in sexual assault cases. Leaders raise questions PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss urged the State government to suspend the officials who released the FIR that had the identity of the complainant. …

Anna University Student Sexually Assaulted on Campus; Probe On
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University Student Sexually Assaulted on Campus; Probe On

Deccan Chronicle  

In a shocking incident, a second-year female student of Anna University was sexually assaulted, and her male friend was attacked by two unidentified men inside the university campus in the early hours of Wednesday, December 25.Initial reports revealed that the victim and her male friend, both students of the prestigious institution, were sitting in an open area on the sprawling …

Editors' body condemns attack on journalists in Delhi
9 years, 1 month ago

Editors' body condemns attack on journalists in Delhi

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Monday condemned the attack by certain lawyers on journalists covering the JNU case in a court complex here. "The Editors Guild of India took serious note of the assault on journalists and strongly condemns this attempt to intimidate the media through the threat of physical violence, and prevent the journalists from doing …

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