Police: U.P. Rape Survivor's Kin To Face DNA Test

The HC directed the TN govt to pay ₹25 lakh as compensation to the survivor for police's lapses

- HTC and Agencies

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Saturday highlighted lapses in the probe in the case of sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student and directed that a special investigation team (SIT) comprising three women IPS officers be constituted to take over the probe.

A bench of justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayan also directed the state government to pay the survivor a compensation of ₹25 lakh for the lapse on the part of police for publishing the first information report (FIR) in the case which included her details on its website.