CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Thursday, demanded a CBI inquiry into the sexual assault of a female student on Anna University campus, saying the police department under the DMK government has no locus standi to investigate the case.

Members of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (December 26, 2024) staged a demonstration in Chennai condemning the ruling DMK government over the alleged sexual assault on a girl on Anna University campus.

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

CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun said police took swift action in the rape case of the Anna University student by solving the case within 24 hours. Addressing a press meet on Thursday evening,

BJP and AIADMK leaders, including Tamilisai Soundararajan, were detained during protests in Chennai against the alleged sexual assault of an Anna University student. The incident has sparked criticism of the DMK-led government,

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.