The local administration has identified two youths involved in a sexual assault on a female student at Chittagong University.

However, three others involved in the incident have not yet been identified, said Shahidul Islam, assistant proctor of the university.

He said that the university administration and the police are jointly investigating the matter.

He, however, said the names of those identified will not be disclosed at this moment for the sake of investigation.

The proctor said this while briefing journalists on the campus on Friday.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hathazari police station Ruhul Amin Sabuj said that investigation is going on in the case of sexual harassment of a CU student. The names of those culprits cannot be revealed because the matter is under investigation, he added.

Read: CU students protest harassment of female peer

Earlier on Sunday, a female student was physically assaulted by five youths while she was going to the Botanical Garden from Pritilata Hall of the campus with her friend around 10pm.

The goons also captured the incident on video and threatened to make it viral. Later, they fled with the mobile phones and wallets of the two students.

A five-member body has already been formed to investigate the assault.

Meanwhile, hundreds of students staged a protest on the campus on Wednesday night, demanding justice for the female student who was allegedly harassed.