Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun said the FIR in the Anna University sexual assault case was written exactly as per the victim's statement, with no alterations made. He addressed allegations of an FIR leak,

Taking suo motu cognisance of the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student in Chennai, the National Commission for Women condemned the attack. The commission also highlighted police negligence and directed action for stricter punishment and protection for the victim.

Tamil Nadu BJP leader Annamalai condemned the act of publicising the details of the identity of the victim through the FIR.

The accused entered the campus and sexually assaulted the second-year student behind a building after thrashing a male student, who was accompanying her.