Anna University sexual assault case: Chennai Mahila Court convicts accused Gananesekaran

Mahila Court Judge Rajalakshmi says she will pronounce the verdict in the case on 2 June. The case had triggered a political row over accused person’s alleged connections with ruling DMK.

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) supporters stage a protest against the Tamil Nadu government over the alleged sexual harassment incident at Anna University, at Tamil Nadu Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday, 30 December 2024 | ANI

Chennai: A Mahila Court here on Wednesday found the accused person in the sensational Anna University woman student sexual assault case, Gananesekaran, guilty.

Holding that the prosecution has proved the case beyond reasonable doubt, the court found Gananesekaran guilty of the charges framed against him in the sexual assault case that rocked the state in December 2024.

Mahila Court Judge Rajalakshmi said she will pronounce the verdict in the case on June 2.

The sensational case had triggered a political row over the accused person’s alleged connections with the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, although the party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin had in January said that Gananesekaran was only a sympathiser and supporter, and not a member of the DMK.

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