Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai lashed himself six times with a whip on Friday morning outside his residence in Coimbatore. The act was part of a personal protest against the sexual assault of an Anna University student.

While hearing a batch of pleas seeking a CBI probe into the recent sexual assault of a second-year engineering student at Anna University in Chennai, the Madras High Court on Friday (December

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.

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the Anna University student sexual assault case. However, it deferred the hearing as the Chief Justice is yet to grant a nod. A division bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayanan initiated the suo motu petition following a request made by an advocate,

The Chennai City police have registered a case against members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for organising a protest against the sexual assault on a student of Anna University, by carrying a cloth dummy symbolising the ruling DMK and insisting that it be “treated for weakness” at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH).

The state president has vowed to fast for 48 hours, flog himself and not wear footwear until the MK Stalin-led DMK government is ousted from power.

The Madras High Court has initiated a suo motu petition concerning the alleged sexual assault of an Anna University student, highlighting police failings and security issues. Political reactions include calls for CBI intervention and widespread protests,

CHENNAI: Amid outrage over the sexual assault of the student on Anna University campus and protests by students and opposition parties, in a shocking lapse on T

K Annamalai in protest against the sexual harassment case in Anna University criticised the DMK government and said that he will not be wearing slippers until justice is served.

The Madras High Court on Friday questioned as to how Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police A. Arun came to a conclusion, right at the initial stage of investigation, that no one else but for a sole accused was involved in the Anna University sexual assault case.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, clad in a green dhoti, flogged himself in front of his residence in Coimbatore, protesting against the state police.