A female student was sexually assaulted, and her male friend was thrashed by some men in Tamil Nadu's Anna University campus, triggering a massive outrage in the southern state.

Chennai's Director General of Police dismissed unfounded claims about the Special Investigation Team's probe into Anna University's alleged sexual assault case. The DGP clarified that no official statements or evidence seizures have been reported,

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

CHENNAI: Expressing concern over the gender-based atrocities against women, the Madras High Court on Thursday criticised the political parties for politicising the Anna University rape case. Justice P Velmurugan made the comments while refusing to grant permission,