NCW takes suo motu cognisance of sexual harassment of intern on IIT Madras campus
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the sexual harassment of a 20-year-old woman intern by a food court employee at IIT Madras.
NCW Chairperson Vijay Rahatkar has written to the Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, seeking a fair and time-bound investigation under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The NCW also directed the authorities concerned to ensure that the survivor receives immediate medical and psychological support, the commission said in a post on X.
On Wednesday (June 25, 2025), Kotturpuram police arrested a 22-year-old youth, a staffer at the food court on the campus, on charges of sexually harassing the student.
According to police sources, the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when the survivor was walking alone on campus. She managed to escape from the attacker's clutches and raised an alarm. The security personnel on duty responded quickly, came to her aid, and apprehended the suspect, who was later handed over to the police.
The police arrested the youth who has been identified as Roshan Kumar, 22, of Maharashtra, a contractual employee of a vendor operating on the varsity campus.
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