After SRM University students’ protest, man arrested for flashing

CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 18/06/13: Income tax Department carries out searches at SRM University after coming out in vehicle in SRM University Main Campus Kattankulathur near Chennai on Monday. Income tax sleuths on Tuesday searched more than 25 premises in the city belonging to the SRM group, sources said. The searches began early this morning, they said. However, they did not divulge the reason behind the raids. The SRM Group of Companies is into diverse fields like medicine, electronics, hospitality, media and entertainment, transport, engineering construction, power and energy, publications and runs a university, besides having other institutions. Photo: M. Srinath

A large number of students of the SRM Institute of Science and Technology, a deemed university in Kattankulathur near Chennai, staged a protest on the campus late on Thursday night demanding action against a man who had exhibited sexually inappropriate behaviour.

Following the massive protest, Police arrested Arjunan (28), a casual worker at the university, who had allegedly flashed when a girl student had entered the lift on Thursday afternoon.

The incident happened when the girl, a second year student, had entered the lift in the ladies’ hostel block. Demanding action against him, the students staged a protest that lasted beyond midnight.

On Friday, the police arrested Arjunan, who hails from Chettupunyam village near Singaperumal Koil on a complaint lodged by the university authorities. The university officials claimed that he was employed on a temporary basis only a fortnight ago and his services have been terminated.