Actor Vijay To Meet Tamil Nadu Governor Over Intercourse Assault At Anna College

Chennai:

Actor-turned-politician Vijay will meet Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai as we speak at 1 pm amid outrage over the sexual assault incident at Anna College. 

The sexual assault of a second-year scholar on the campus of Anna College on December 23 has sparked protests throughout Tamil Nadu. The incident has led to the arrest of 1 particular person and 4 particular police groups are engaged on the case. 

The College students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the All India Girls Welfare Federation staged protests exterior Anna College’s Guindy campus, demanding justice and stricter safety measures for girls in academic establishments.

Vijay, the chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), described the incident as “deeply stunning and painful” on Wednesday in a press release posted on X. 

“Though the police have knowledgeable that an individual who sexually assaulted has been arrested, I urge the Tamil Nadu authorities to take swift authorized motion in opposition to him and guarantee acceptable punishment. Additionally, if anybody else is concerned on this heinous crime, acceptable motion also needs to be taken in opposition to them promptly,” Vijay wrote on X. 

Vijay recommended the usage of the Nirbhaya Fund to put in sensible poles geared up with emergency buttons, CCTV cameras, and telephones in susceptible areas. He additionally referred to as for sufficient restroom services in public areas, and launching cellular apps and emergency hotlines devoted to ladies’s security.

On Saturday, the Madras Excessive Court docket constituted an all-women IPS officers’ Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) comprising Sneha Priya, Ayman Jamal, and Brinda. The SIT is tasked with investigating not solely the sexual assault but in addition the leak of the sufferer’s FIR.

The courtroom ordered the Tamil Nadu authorities to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation to the sufferer. It additional directed Anna College to make sure the sufferer receives free training, together with boarding, lodging, and counselling assist. Moreover, the Excessive Court docket issued warnings to the Tamil Nadu DGP, mandating strict measures to stop FIR leaks in future sexual offence instances.

The incident has intensified political stress on the ruling DMK authorities. BJP Tamil Nadu president Okay Annamalai staged a dramatic protest on Friday, whipping himself exterior his residence as a symbolic gesture in opposition to what he referred to as the “failure” of the DMK in guaranteeing ladies’s security.

The Nationwide Fee for Girls (NCW) has dispatched a two-member fact-finding workforce to research the case and monitor the federal government’s response.