EPS seeks CBI probe to get justice for survivor

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Thursday, demanded a CBI inquiry into the sexual assault of a female student on Anna University campus, saying the police department under the DMK government has no locus standi to investigate the case.

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AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Thursday, demanded a CBI inquiry into the sexual assault of a female student on Anna University campus, saying the police department under the DMK government has no locus standi to investigate the case. Palaniswami also reiterated that the CBI must investigate the case to render justice to the student without any political interference.

"Though law minister S Regupathy has denied that the accused, Gnanasekaran, is not a member of the DMK, evidence of the man being a party functionary is doing the rounds on social media," Palaniswami said, questioning the rationale behind uploading the FIR copy with personal details of the victim.