Chennai Court Convicts Accused Gnanasekaran In Anna University Sexual Assault Case

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 11:36 IST

Gnanasekaran, accused successful the Anna University intersexual battle case, was convicted by a Chennai tribunal nether 11 sections. His sentencing is acceptable for June 2.

Gnanasekaran, accused successful Anna University intersexual battle lawsuit (Photo: Social Media)

A Chennai tribunal connected Wednesday convicted Gnanasekaran, an accused successful the December 2024 Anna University intersexual battle case.

The improvement came aft Mahila Court Judge Rajalakshmi held that each charges against Gnanasekaran were proven beyond a tenable doubt.

The accused was convicted nether 11 sections, aft the Opposition alleged Gnanasekaran had adjacent links with DMK leaders, including Tamil Nadu’s Deputy Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin.

The quantum of punishment successful the lawsuit volition beryllium pronounced connected June 2.

Soon aft the verdict, AIADMK main Palanisamy, successful a lengthy X post, mentioned that his enactment had continued to protestation successful the case.

He besides enactment up aggregate questions successful the case.

“The tribunal has fixed its verdict contiguous successful the Anna University intersexual battle lawsuit that shook the country. In this case, AIADMK has continued to protestation and has been the dependable of the pupil successful the People’s Forum, and the court’s verdict based connected the complaint expanse and documents provided to her is welcome," helium wrote.

“However, important questions regarding this lawsuit successful the People’s Forum person not yet been answered," helium added.

In an X post, erstwhile Tamil Nadu BJP chief, Annamalai, welcomed the court’s verdict and opined that specified cases should beryllium dealt with severety.

“It is invited that the tribunal has recovered DMK enforcement Gnanasekaran blameworthy of sexually assaulting a pupil astatine Anna University successful Chennai," helium wrote.

“Violence against women and intersexual crimes indispensable beryllium dealt with severely. It is hoped that the tribunal volition enforce terrible punishment truthful that specified crimes bash not hap again," Annamalai added.

Also reacting to the verdict, BJP’s Nainar Nagenthiran successful an X station wrote, “I heartily invited and rejoice successful the historical verdict of the Chennai Women’s Court, which confirmed the guilt of DMK’s member Gnanasekaran successful the intersexual battle lawsuit of a pupil of Chennai’s Anna University, which shook Tamil Nadu."

“This verdict, which erstwhile again demonstrates that the instrumentality volition bash its job, adjacent if those who instigate unit against women person governmental backgrounds and fiscal power, volition undoubtedly springiness anticipation and reassurance to the affected women. Such verdicts volition besides assistance women to bravely study the atrocities they face," helium added.

THE ANNA UNIVERSITY SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE

On December 24, 2024, a 19-year-old second-year pupil of Anna University was allegedly sexually assaulted by a antheral connected the campus.

The incidental had led to protests by AIADMK MLAs and respective different governmental parties, who raised concerns astir the authorities government’s handling of the case.

The parties accused the DMK authorities of going dilatory connected the case.

Later, connected January 9, the AIADMK MLAs protested symbolically by wearing achromatic shirts connected the archetypal time of the Tamil Nadu assembly session, which commenced connected January 6.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin assured that his authorities stands with the unfortunate and highlighted that the accused was arrested soon aft the incident.

However, the protests continued with the AIADMK alleging the DMK authorities successful the authorities was incapable of preventing incidents of intersexual assaults against women and children.

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