The principal opposition party AIADMK intensified its protest over the incident, accusing the ruling DMK of negligence and attempting to suppress dissent.

The alleged rape happened around 8 pm on Monday when the victim was chatting with a male friend in a remote part of the 180-acre Anna University campus in Chennai.

A two-member fact-finding committee of the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Chennai on Sunday to probe the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University. The committee will investigate the case,

CHENNAI: The two-member fact-finding committee of the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Chennai on Sunday to probe the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University.

Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder-president Vijay, on Monday, called on Governor R N Ravi to press for safety of women in Tamil Nadu in the wake of the public outrage over the sexual assault on a female student of the prestigious Anna University in the heart of Chennai.

Over 450 AIADMK cadre arrested for protesting sexual assault on Anna University student, alleging police bias and political interference.

The team comprising NCW member Mamta Kumari and retired Maharashtra DGP Praveen Dixit visited the university for the enquiry.

A two-member fact-finding committee formed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Chennai from New Delhi on Monday to investigate the sexual assault of a 19-year-old engineering student on the Anna University campus.