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.

Taking suo motu cognisance of the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student in Chennai, the National Commission for Women condemned the attack. The commission also highlighted police negligence and directed action for stricter punishment and protection for the victim.

Chennai: A day after the daring sexual assault of an engineering student on the Anna University campus in Chennai shook Tamil Nadu, fresh outrage was triggered over the leak of the girl’s identity. A copy of the FIR containing graphic details of the horrible crime revealing the girl’s identity including her personal contact details was circulated

Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun said the FIR in the Anna University sexual assault case was written exactly as per the victim's statement, with no alterations made. He addressed allegations of an FIR leak,