The Latest ‘Feather’ in South Asian University’s Tattered Hat: Sexual Assault
Sasanka Perera | 15 October 2025 | The Wire
South Asian University (SAU) is in the news yet again. And as often is the case with this university, it is for the wrong reasons. This time it has garnered attention for the sexual assault on a first year B Tech student by – as informed by students – four men including two other B Tech students, one staff member and one guard. While this is the culmination of the path the SAU has been institutionally paving for itself and legitimising for quite some time, the attempts at handling the fallout from the incident are shockingly pathetic, but true to SAU’s established track record.
The assault occurred on October 12 night within the university premises, and the victim has since been taken to hospital and an FIR has been filed. She is still in a state of shock and under the care of students, former students and her relatives. Much of this has been widely reported in the Indian press…