Meanwhile, the NCW also constituted a fact-finding committee to investigate the sexual assault of the 19-year-old inside Chennai's Anna University campus.

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,

Judges also directed the state government to initiate necessary action, if necessary, against the Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police for having conducted the press conference and revealed details

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.

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 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.

Madras High Court orders SIT probe into Anna University sexual assault, victim compensated ₹25 lakh, no fees charged.

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.