Sexual assault attempt towards 20-year-old at IIT Madras: Food Court employee arrested

CHENNAI: A Mumbai native has been arrested for attempting to sexually assault a 20-year-old intern at IIT Madras. The police have arrested Roshan Kumar, who is also an employee of an outlet in the IIT-Madras Food Court.

The incident took place at around 7:30 pm last night. The woman was walking alone through the campus. The accused Roshan Kumar who held a stick went closer to her and pulled her hair. When the woman made a noise, the security staff arrived and rescued her but the attacker fled the scene.

Kotturpuram station reached the spot and investigated to catch Roshan Kumar using clues given by the victim. He was produced in court and remanded. The woman is being provided with necessary psychological support and legal assistance, IIT officials said in a press release reiterating that IITM has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment