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

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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 to the victim to pursue her studies uninterruptedly. In an important directive, the court ordered the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police to ensure that such leaks do not happen in future cases involving sexual offences, particularly those against women and children. The court also questioned the role of the Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police in conducting a press conference that revealed sensitive details of the case and directed necessary action to be taken if warranted.

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Anna University sexual assault: NCW team begins probe
2 days, 4 hours ago

Anna University sexual assault: NCW team begins probe

Deccan Chronicle  

A fact-finding team from the National Commission for Women on Monday commenced its enquiry into the sexual assault on the Anna University student.Amidst an allegation of denial of police permission for their agitation on Monday, scores of opposition AIADMK members attempted to stage protests throughout Tamil Nadu claiming the involvement of another person in the sexual assault case in which …

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 days, 11 hours 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 …

Gender sensitive policing needed
2 days, 19 hours ago

Gender sensitive policing needed

Hindustan Times  

Sexual assault cases call for sensitive handling of survivors, more so by the State, as it attempts to investigate and deliver justice. The Madras high court’s scathing reprimand of the Tamil Nadu Police for foisting part of the blame for the Anna University sexual assault on the survivor herself in its FIR, therefore, doesn’t seem undeserved. Chennai: Police personnel stand …

Tamil Nadu: ABVP condemns Anna University's sexual assault incident
3 days, 3 hours 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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3 days, 5 hours 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
3 days, 11 hours 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 sex abuse: Madras high court orders SIT probe, directs ₹25 lakh compensation for survivor
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4 days, 2 hours 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 …

BREAKING | Madras High Court Forms SIT To Investigate The Alleged Sexual Assault Of Student In Anna University, Orders 25Lakh Interim Compensation To Survivor
4 days, 2 hours ago

BREAKING | Madras High Court Forms SIT To Investigate The Alleged Sexual Assault Of Student In Anna University, Orders 25Lakh Interim Compensation To Survivor

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The Madras High Court on Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team comprising of women IPS officers to investigate into the alleged sexual assault of a 2nd Year Engineering Student inside the Anna Univeristy campus in Chennai earlier on Monday. While appreciating the girl for her courage to come forward and report the incident, the court directed Anna University to provide …

Anna University Sexual Assault: Madras HS says that FIR blamed the victim, orders all women SIT probe
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4 days, 3 hours 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 …

Court orders probe team to be formed in Anna University sexual assault case
4 days, 11 hours 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 HC takes up Anna varsity assault
4 days, 16 hours 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 …

'No One Should Blame Girl For Being With Male Friend': Madras HC Orally Remarks In Plea For CBI Probe Into Anna University Sexual Assault
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4 days, 18 hours ago

'No One Should Blame Girl For Being With Male Friend': Madras HC Orally Remarks In Plea For CBI Probe Into Anna University Sexual Assault

Live Law  

While hearing a batch of pleas seeking a CBI probe into the recent sexual assault of a second-year engineering student at Anna University in Chennai, the Madras High Court on Friday orally emphasized that no one should blame the victim for being with her male friend when the incident happened. The court also raised serious concerns about the security in …

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

Accused had campus access, admits Tamil Nadu Minister in varsity sexual assault
5 days, 11 hours ago

Accused had campus access, admits Tamil Nadu Minister in varsity sexual assault

India Today  

Tamil Nadu’s Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan spoke to India Today about the Anna University sexual assault, and said that the accused, reportedly a frequent visitor to the campus, was the spouse of a temporary staff member. “Had students reported such a threat, an investigation would have been conducted,” he said, adding that measures were now in place to ensure …

Madras High Court takes suo motu action in Anna University sexual assault case
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5 days, 11 hours 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
5 days, 16 hours 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. …

Chennai Anna University rape: Roadside vendor threatened victim to keep meeting him after assault, took her number
5 days, 22 hours 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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6 days, 3 hours 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 …

Police hint Tamil Nadu varsity sexual assault FIR leak caused by tech glitch
6 days, 11 hours ago

Police hint Tamil Nadu varsity sexual assault FIR leak caused by tech glitch

India Today  

In a press meet, Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun provided updates on the ongoing investigation into the sexual assault case at Anna University. Arun clarified that the FIR was written exactly as per the victim's statement, emphasising that the police cannot alter it. Addressing allegations by BJP leader Annamalai about the leaking of the FIR, Arun explained that technical glitches …

Engineering student sexually assaulted by 2 men on Chennai's Anna University campus
1 week ago

Engineering student sexually assaulted by 2 men on Chennai's Anna University campus

Hindustan Times  

A second-year engineering student was sexually assaulted inside the campus of the prestigious Anna University in Chennai on Wednesday morning. Two men thrashed her male friend on the sprawling campus before sexually assaulting her. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said women don't feel safe in the state because the police were being used to silence the opposition. The FIR …

Anna University student sexually assaulted; Kotturpuram police arrest one
1 week 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. …

Actor Vijay calls for 'swift action' after university student assaulted in Chennai
1 week ago

Actor Vijay calls for 'swift action' after university student assaulted in Chennai

India Today  

Actor-politician Vijay on Wednesday expressed shock and pain over the sexual assault of a female student at Anna University in Chennai, and urged the Tamil Nadu government to take swift legal action against the perpetrator and ensure justice for the survivor. Although the police have informed that the person who sexually assaulted the student has been arrested, I urge the …

Student sexually assaulted in Chennai university, Annamalai slams law and order
1 week ago

Student sexually assaulted in Chennai university, Annamalai slams law and order

India Today  

A 19-year-old student of Anna University was sexually assaulted, and her male friend was attacked by two unidentified men inside the campus in Chennai. A joint security review will be undertaken by Greater Chennai Police and the university security officials and appropriate action will be taken to improve the security of the students. pic.twitter.com/jDzb1SuSbP — Dr.SG Suryah December 25, 2024 …

Madras HC confirms punishment against professor for sexually harassing research scholar
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Madras HC confirms punishment against professor for sexually harassing research scholar

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: A PhD research scholar who was mentally, emotionally and sexually harassed by her research guide six years ago, finally received justice as the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently upheld the decision made by the university to discharge the professor from service on compulsory retirement and further ordered the professor to pay Rs 50,000 cost to the …

Cases filed against SFI leaders for assaulting differently-abled student at University College
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Cases filed against SFI leaders for assaulting differently-abled student at University College

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cantonment police have registered cases against four SFI leaders of University College for attacking a differently-abled student on Monday. Cases were registered against Amal Chand, Midhun, Alan Jamal and Vidhu Uday for attacking Muhammed Anas, a native of Konniyoor. Anas, a second-year degree student, was allegedly attacked inside the ‘torture room’ for not following the dictums of the …

Madras High Court Grants Bail To 4 Students Involved In Clashes That Resulted In Death Of A Student, Asks Them To Assist In Trauma Ward
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Madras High Court Grants Bail To 4 Students Involved In Clashes That Resulted In Death Of A Student, Asks Them To Assist In Trauma Ward

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has granted bail to four students who were allegedly involved in group rivalry clashes that resulted in the death of a student. The court also asked all four students to assist in the Trauma ward of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital & the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital and to prepare a writeup of their experience. …

Tamil Nadu cops deny allegations of sexual harassment, gang rape made by nursing student in Dindigul
3 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu cops deny allegations of sexual harassment, gang rape made by nursing student in Dindigul

New Indian Express  

DINDIGUL: The Dindigul district police on Tuesday denied sexual harassment and gang rape against a 22-year-old nursing student of Uthamapalayam in Theni district. According to the complaint filed by the girl's father in Uthamapalayam Police Station in Dindigul district on Monday, reported that the girl was kidnapped by a group of youngsters in a car and sexually assaulted her. The …

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
4 months ago

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to address the issue of protection of women participants in sports from sexual harassment, within six months. In the interest of justice and also to achieve social justice, the court has issued direction to the State government to provide accommodation at the State cost for either …

Minor NEET aspirant girl gang-raped in Kota; four arrested
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Minor NEET aspirant girl gang-raped in Kota; four arrested

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: A 17-year-old NEET aspirant studying at a coaching centre in Kota was gang-raped by four other coaching students, police said on Thursday, adding all accused have been arrested. Based on the information report registered by the police, all four accused were arrested, said additional police superintendent Uma Sharma. Sharma said after the girl reached the house, the main accused …

Rapist teacher jailed for 25 years
1 year ago

Rapist teacher jailed for 25 years

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Special Pocso Court sentenced a teacher to 25 years in jail for the rape of a 16-year-old girl and imposed a fine of ₹50,000. According to the prosecution, Fourth Town police station received a complaint on February 27, 2020, that M. Janakeswara Rao, working as a teacher at the Aditya Tuition Centre in Akkayapalem, had raped a tenth-standard …

Telangana HC frees student in sex case, but must pay maintenance
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana HC frees student in sex case, but must pay maintenance

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Justice N. Rajeshwar Rao of the Telangana High Court set aside the conviction of a student in a case of cheating for sex. Based on the girl’s complaint, the Judicial First-Class Magistrate of Adilabad and the Additional Sessions Judge convicted the student and sentenced him to simple imprisonment of two years and a fine of Rs 2,000. In the …

Student slapping case: SC terms incident 'serious', asks UP govt to appoint senior IPS officer to probe matter
1 year, 3 months ago

Student slapping case: SC terms incident 'serious', asks UP govt to appoint senior IPS officer to probe matter

Firstpost  

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, while directing that the IPS officer shall file a report in the apex court, asked the state government to conduct counselling of the victim and other students, who were involved in the case, by professional counsellors The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint a senior …

IISER professor booked after PhD student’s attempted suicide gets pre-arrest bail
1 year, 4 months ago

IISER professor booked after PhD student’s attempted suicide gets pre-arrest bail

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday granted transit anticipatory bail to Dr Mainak Manmath Nath Poddar, professor and chair, Mathematics at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, booked in connection with suicide attempt by a PhD student at the institute. However, in May the Delhi police have recorded the complainant’s statement before a metropolitan magistrate court in …

Suspended Tamil Nadu Special DGP sentenced to three years for sexual harassment
1 year, 6 months ago

Suspended Tamil Nadu Special DGP sentenced to three years for sexual harassment

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 16, 2023 19:29 IST - 2 MINS READ The Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, sentenced Rajesh Das, the suspended Tamil Nadu Special DGP of Law and Order and Accused No 1 in a sexual harassment case, to three years of rigorous imprisonment on June 16. The case involved the senior police officer sexually abusing …

Tamil Nadu: Senior IPS officer gets 3-year jail term for sexually harassing junior woman police official
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Senior IPS officer gets 3-year jail term for sexually harassing junior woman police official

India TV News  

A suspended IPS officer was sentenced to 3 years by a local court in Villupuram on Friday. He was charged with sexually harassing a junior woman police official based on her complaint in early 2021. Earlier, the CB-CID booked Das for outraging the modesty of a woman under the Indian Penal Code and also under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of …

TISS student alleges she was barred from convocation over harassment case
1 year, 7 months ago

TISS student alleges she was barred from convocation over harassment case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences allegedly prohibited a student from attending the convocation ceremony and receiving her degree in Master of Hospital Administration, on Friday. HT Image She took to social media to air her grievance and said the institute’s decision in all probability had stemmed from a sexual harassment case she had filed against a faculty member …

Uttar Pradesh: Eight polytechnic students get life sentence for gang-raping minor
2 years, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Eight polytechnic students get life sentence for gang-raping minor

Firstpost  

All the accused were aged between 20 and 24 at the time of the incident and were students of polytechnic. An FIR was registered under relevant section of the IPC and POCSO Act Jhansi: A court here awarded life imprisonment to eight students of a government polytechnic institute for raping a minor girl two years ago. Special Public Prosecutor Vijay …

IIT-Madras canteen worker held for sexually assaulting second-year student on campus
2 years, 4 months ago

IIT-Madras canteen worker held for sexually assaulting second-year student on campus

India Today  

A worker at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras College canteen was taken into custody by police on Tuesday, August 2, for allegedly sexually assaulting a second-year student on the campus. The alleged sexual assault took place on July 24, near New Academic Complex in IIT-M, when the girl student was returning to her hostel on her cycle. They said that …

JNU student booked over allegations of sexual assault on campus
2 years, 7 months ago

JNU student booked over allegations of sexual assault on campus

Op India  

The Delhi Police has sprung into action following the incident of sexual molestation of a student at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University. In a tweet, the Delhi Police said, “A case has been registered U/S 354A/509 IPC at PS Vasant Kunj North following a complaint of molestation from a JNU 3rd yr student. Further probe is on.” A case has been …

IIT-M Professors Get Pre-Arrest Bail From Madras High Court In PhD Scholar Sexual Harassment Case
2 years, 8 months ago

IIT-M Professors Get Pre-Arrest Bail From Madras High Court In PhD Scholar Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted Anticipatory Bail to two professors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in connection with a case for sexually harassing a PhD candidate of the University. It was also directed that the professors were not to leave the country without the approval of the trial court. Considering that the professors were respected academicians …

IIT-M Professors Move Madras High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Harassment Case
2 years, 8 months ago

IIT-M Professors Move Madras High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law  

Two professors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have approached the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case for sexually harassing a PhD candidate of the University. It is alleged that the defacto complainant was mentally, physically and sexually harassed by the first and second accused multiple times over the years. The Committee further asked …

Teacher held for bid to rape minor student in Hyderabad
2 years, 10 months ago

Teacher held for bid to rape minor student in Hyderabad

India Today  

A school teacher in Hyderabad's Chatrinaka area was arrested on Saturday for allegedly attempting to sexually abuse a Class 4 girl. When the victim was alone in the classroom, the accused tried to remove her clothes, said Chatrinaka inspector, Syed Abdul Khader, in a statement to The Times of India. He was charged with violating the Protection of Children from …

Sexual Assault Survivor Allegedly Denied Admission In Govt School: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response
3 years, 1 month ago

Sexual Assault Survivor Allegedly Denied Admission In Govt School: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response

Live Law  

A helpless mother has approached the Kerala High Court on Thursday alleging that her daughter, a survivor of sexual harassment, is being denied admission to a Government School. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. directed the Government Pleader to get instructions and submit as to why the victim child cannot be accommodated in the respondent School. The child was pursuing her first-year …

Suspended IPS Officer Moves Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Sexual Harassment Case Out Of Tamil Nadu
3 years, 4 months ago

Suspended IPS Officer Moves Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Sexual Harassment Case Out Of Tamil Nadu

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the plea filed by a suspended Indian Police Service officer of Tamil Nadu Police seeking transfer of the trial of a sexual harassment case against him out of Tamil Nadu on the ground that the series of orders passed by the Madras High Court against him had prejudiced his chances for a fair trial. …

[Migrant Woman Raped] Unfortunate That Ladies Coming To TN For Getting Employment Are Becoming Victims Of Sexual Assault: Madras HC [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

[Migrant Woman Raped] Unfortunate That Ladies Coming To TN For Getting Employment Are Becoming Victims Of Sexual Assault: Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday observed that it is very unfortunate to see that ladies who come to Tamil Nadu crossing hundreds of kilometres from neighbouring States, with a fond hope of getting employment are becoming victims of sexual assault. The Hindu', in this matter, while referring to the recent Hathras gang-rape incident in Uttar Pradesh and other similar …

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