The police said Gnanasekaran entered the campus and sexually assaulted the second-year engineering student on December 23.

The National Commission for Women has strongly condemned the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University, Chennai. Criticizing the Tamil Nadu Police's negligence, the Commission demands protection for the victim and accountability for officers who violated legal guidelines.

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

On Wednesday, the police arrested a 37-year-old biriyani seller in connection with the sexual assault on Anna University student.

In a statement on his social media handle on X, actor Vijay said the news of sexual assault on a student of Anna University was 'deeply shocking and painful'

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,

The NCW criticized the Tamil Nadu police for negligence following the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student by a habitual offender.

BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and other cadres of the party were detained by the police in Chennai during the protest.

"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.

Tamil Nadu BJP leader Annamalai condemned the act of publicising the details of the identity of the victim through the FIR.