Madras High Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of an alleged sexual assault of a student at Anna University here. A second-year student of Anna University was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man on the university campus on the night of December 23.

The accused entered the campus and sexually assaulted the second-year student behind a building after thrashing a male student, who was accompanying her.

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 Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the Anna University sexual assault case, compelling the state to explain its handling of the investigation amid serious allegations regarding the accused's background and police conduct.

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.