The Madras High Court on Saturday ordered to constitute an all-women Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by IPS officers to investigate the Anna University sexual assault case. The court also directed Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation to the victim in connection with the FIR leak with the details of the women published on the police website.

A second-year student of Anna University was allegedly sexually assaulted by the accused on the university campus on December 23. The accused, 37-year-old Gnanasekharan, who works as a food vendor, was arrested by police from Kotturpuram.

The Madras High Court has ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University. The court also directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide an interim compensation of ₹25 lakh to the victim.

The Madras High Court has formed an all-women IPS officers' SIT to probe the Anna University sexual assault case and the FIR leak incident, directing the Tamil Nadu Government to compensate the victim and ensure no future FIR leaks.

The Madras High Court on Saturday (December 28, 2024) constituted an all-woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officers’ team to investigate the Anna University sexual assault case and another case registered by the cybercrime police to probe the leak of the First Information Report (FIR) pertaining to the sexual assault.

Chennai: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday formed a fact-finding committee to probe the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Chennai’s Anna University. The committee was constituted on the directions of NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar.

The Madras High Court on Saturday ordered a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged sexual assault of an Anna University student. Pulling up the Chennai Police for revealing the contents of the FIR on its website,

The Madras high court has set up an all-women Special Investigation Team to investigate the Anna University sexual assault case. The court also ordere

The SIT, comprising women IPS officers, will also examine the leak of the First Information Report (FIR), which led to the disclosure of the victim's identity.

The accused, identified as 37-year-old Gnanasekaran, allegedly attacked the male friend before dragging the survivor behind a building and sexually assaulting her.

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.