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

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,

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.

BJP claims the alleged perpetrator has connections with DMK, sharing a photo with Udhayanidhi Stalin. However, DMK refutes these claims.

"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.

CHENNAI: The sexual assault on a varsity student triggered strong protest by opposition parties, with the AIADMK and BJP hitting the streets on Thursday, and the Saffron party alleged that the accused was a DMK office-bearer,

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.

DMK spokesperson A Saravanan said that those who cannot shake the party politically continue to spread false allegations that law and order have deteriorated.

A day after the sexual assault of a woman student on Anna University campus in Chennai came to light, AIADMK and BJP workers staged a protest demanding justice on Thursday. Following the protest, both the party workers were detained by the police.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the DMK of having ties with the 37-year-old man arrested in connection with the sexual assault case at Annamalai University. The accused, Gnanasekharan, has been referred to by the BJP as a “DMK functionary,