Chennai: Scores of AIADMK Students' wing members were detained by the police here on Monday when they attempted to stage a protest in front of Anna University here demanding justice for a

AIADMK leaders staged a protest at the Secretariat in response to the alleged sexual assault case at Anna University. This protest coincided with the beginning of the Tamil Nadu Assembly's winter session.

The AIADMK student wing had announced the protest against the sexual assault of a second-year Anna University engineering student, which occurred on December 23. The protest was scheduled to take place outside the Anna University campus at 8.30 a.m.

Anna University has issued a circular mandating that students should henceforth use only bicycles within the campus.

To investigate the sexual assault case of a 19-year-old engineering student on the Anna University campus, a two-member fact-finding committee from the National

Chennai Police registered cases against Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman and 231 others for defying a ban and conducting a protest march on Tuesday against the recent sexual assault case in Anna University.

The NCW criticized the Tamil Nadu police for negligence following the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Anna University student by a habitual offender.

The women members of the BJP leading the "Justice rally" from Madurai to Chennai were later detained by the police.

BJP national executive member and yesteryear actor Khushbu Sundar was arrested along with party women's wing functionaries and workers when they attempted to commence a padayatra from Madurai to Chennai to seek justice for the girl student of Anna University who was sexually assaulted last fortnight.

Police detained members of BJP Mahila Morcha protesting against the state govt over alleged sexual assault in Anna University. BJP leader Khushbu Sundar also joined the protest.