Anna University Sexual Assault Case: Gnanasekaran Ko 30 Saal Ki Saza
Chennai ke Mahila Court ne ek bada faisla sunaya hai Anna University sexual assault case mein. Accused A. Gnanasekaran, jo ek biryani vendor hai, ko 30 saal ki kadi saza aur Rs 90,000 ka jurmana lagaya gaya hai. Ye case December 2024 mein hui ek ghatna se juda hai, jisme ek 19 saal ki student ke sath sexual assault kiya gaya tha.
Kya Hai Pura Case?
23 December 2024 ki raat ko, Anna University ke campus mein Gnanasekaran ne ek second-year engineering student aur uske male friend ko dhamkaya. Usne student ke friend ko maar-peet kar bhaga diya aur fir victim ko ek sunsaan jagah par le jakar uske sath sexual assault kiya. Gnanasekaran ne victim ke ID card ki tasveerein li aur uske father ke number ka use karke blackmail bhi kiya. Victim ne agle din Kotturpuram All Women Police Station mein complaint darj ki, jiske baad 25 December ko Gnanasekaran arrest hua.
Swift Justice: Ye case 5 mahine ke andar hi court mein resolve ho gaya, jo Tamil Nadu ke liye ek bada step hai women safety ke mamle mein.
Court Ka Faisla
Mahila Court ke Judge M. Rajalakshmi ne 28 May 2025 ko Gnanasekaran ko 11 charges ke under guilty paya, jisme Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) ki Section 64(1) (rape), IT Act ki Section 66E, aur Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act shamil hain. 2 June 2025 ko, court ne use life imprisonment di, jisme minimum 30 saal bina remission ke jail mein bitane honge. Saath hi, Rs 90,000 ka fine bhi lagaya gaya, jisme se Rs 25,000 rape charge ke liye hai. Agar fine nahi diya, toh 3 mahine ki aur saza hogi.
Political Controversy
Is case ne Tamil Nadu mein political controversy bhi khadi ki. Gnanasekaran ke ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ke sath alleged links ke wajah se opposition parties ne sarkar par nishana saadha. BJP leader K. Annamalai ne DMK par victim ki identity leak karne ka ilzaam lagaya aur Gnanasekaran ko DMK functionary bataya. Wahi, CM M.K. Stalin ne kaha ki Gnanasekaran sirf ek supporter tha, party member nahi. DMK leader RS Bharathi ne court ke faisle ki taareef ki aur kaha ki police ne 24 ghante ke andar accused ko arrest kiya aur 60 din mein charge sheet file ki.
Public Aur Women Safety
Is case ne Tamil Nadu mein women safety ko lekar ek bada debate chhed diya. Statewide protests hue aur Madras High Court ne ek all-women Special Investigation Team (SIT) banayi, jisme 100-page charge sheet file ki gayi. Prosecution ne 29 witnesses aur 75 documentary evidences ke saath case ko prove kiya. Women’s rights organizations aur public ne is swift verdict ko justice ki disha mein ek strong kadam bataya.
Takeaway: Ye faisla na sirf victim ko insaaf deta hai, balki campuses par women safety ke liye ek strong message bhi bhejta hai. Gnanasekaran ke criminal record ke bawajood, uski activities ko rokne mein kami kyun rahi, ye bhi ek sawal hai jo sarkar aur police ke liye sochne wala hai.