Mahila Court Convicts Sole Accused in Anna University Rape Case

A Mahila court in Chennai on Wednesday convicted the sole accused, A Gnanasekaran, in the case of rape of an Anna University student inside the institute's campus on December 23, 2024.

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The court had framed charges against Gnanasekaran under Sections 329, 126 (2), 87, 127 (2), 75 (2) r/w 75 (i), (ii), (iii), 76, 64 (1), 351 (3), 238 (b) of BNS and BNSS, Section 66 of the IT Act, and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Women Harassment Act. The charges pertain to rape, sexual harassment, wrongful confinement, abduction of a woman, and criminal trespass. He was convicted on all 11 counts. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on June 2.