In a statement on his social media handle on X, actor Vijay said the news of sexual assault on a student of Anna University was ’deeply shocking and painful’

Accused 37-year-old Gnanasekaran had been arrested in 2011 on charges of sexually assaulting another woman on the same campus

The NCW criticized the Tamil Nadu police for negligence following the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student by a habitual offender.

Anna University Registrar, J Prakash, said the varsity was extending full cooperation to the police in its investigation and the ICC also had commenced an inquiry. "The university administration is extending full cooperation for the police investigation,

Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai has alleged that Gnanasekaran, a biryani vendor arrested in the Anna University rape case, is a habitual offender and serves as the deputy organiser of the

The accused entered the campus and sexually assaulted the second-year student behind a building after thrashing a male student, who was accompanying her.

"This is atrocious. They want to crush our voice," says BJP leader Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan as her party cadres hold a protest demonstration condemning the DMK government over alleged sexual assault of Anna University student on campus in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu BJP leader Annamalai condemned the act of publicising the details of the identity of the victim through the FIR.

He was known to have been involved in at least 13 petty crimes in the past, including minor theft and robbery, police said.

BJP workers held a protest against DMK government in Chennai on6. The protest was organised over alleged sexual arrest of a second-year student at Anna University. Meanwhile, one person has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault.