Engineering student returning from church sexually assaulted in Anna University campus

CHENNAI: A second-year engineering student of the prestigious Anna University was allegedly sexually assaulted and her male friend beaten up by two men inside the campus in Guindy while they were returning from attending prayers at a nearby church on December 23 night.

Sources said one accused was arrested while a hunt was on to nab the other.

The incident that happened in the heart of Chennai sent shockwaves across the State, and triggered protests by students and stinging criticism by opposition parties and even allies of the ruling DMK.

According to police sources, the college students, one male and the other female, were returning to the campus after attending prayers at a nearby church on Monday night when the incident happened. When they were on a secluded stretch, the accused intercepted them, taking them by surprise. After attacking the boy, the accused sexually assaulted the girl.

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The students filed a complaint at Kotturpuram police station and were admitted to a private hospital. As the news spread , senior police officers rushed to the scene and began monitoring the investigation.

Officials said the investigators suspect that the perpetrators could have followed the two students from the church and struck at the secluded spot. Police teams are checking CCTV footage from the vicinity to ascertain the identity of the suspects.

Meanwhile, the SFI, the students’ wing of the CPM that is an ally of the ruling party, went on a protest, which was withdrawn after senior officers with the city police informed that one of the accused was already nabbed while search is on to catch the other.