Anna University students bear the brunt as security tightened

Students say guards now question those sitting alone; ironing, stitching services suspended

- NIRUPAMA VISWANATHAN

TEN days after an Anna University student was raped by an intruder inside its Guindy campus, the administration has gone into overdrive in an attempt to tighten security. While trees are being pruned, light bulbs changed and security personnel stationed at every nook, students, especially women, worry some of the new measures are becoming increasingly restrictive to them.

At the women's hostel, for instance, ironing and stitching services were suspended due to security reasons while even in broad daylight, at the heart of the campus, students are questioned by security personnel if found sitting alone, women students told TNIE.