Attempt Made To Sexually Assault 2nd Yr Girl Student At IIT-Madras Campus
Chennai, July 31: In a shocking incident, an unidentified person allegedly
attempted to sexually assault a second year girl student in the sprawling Indian
Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) campus following which the institution
began an investigation into it.
A statement issued by the IIT-M said that an incident happened on the
intervening hours of Sunday/Monday morning (July 24/25), which was reported
to the Institute after about two days of the incident by a friend of the student.
The Institute immediately began the investigation, screened camera footages
and shared pictures of almost 300 people, who matched the description given
by the student.
However, she is yet to positively identify anyone. Identification parade of over
35 contract labourers, who were on duty that night was also conducted. But
the student was unable to identify her assaulter, the statement said.
IIT-M said all the gates of the campus are adequately secured and at every 100m a Security Guard was deployed.
The Institute also has buddy system in place and facility to call for Institute bus
along with a Security Staff at odd hours.
The student is not interested in filing a police complaint and the investigation by the institution was still continuing, it added.
The incident took place a couple of days after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister warned that the government will not remain a mute spectator against harassment of girl students in any form, including physically and sexually and that the perpertaors would be punished stringently as per law.
