The female student allegedly shot videos of several women taking baths and shared them with another university student who later uploaded the video on the internet. The Aam Aadmi Party, which is in power in Punjab, immediately took cognizance of the matter and promised action.
Large-scale demonstrations have erupted at Chandigarh University in Mohali, Punjab, on Saturday night after a female is said to have posted online private recordings of other students living in her hostel. After midnight, a demonstration was staged on the university's campus along the Ludhiana-Chandigarh route. The female student reportedly recorded footage of many ladies having baths and sent one of the tapes to another college student, who then posted it online. The girl was allegedly caught red-handed while making a video, following which the incident unfolded.
The Aam Aadmi Party, which is in power in Punjab, immediately took cognizance of the matter and promised action. Delhi CM and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal called the incident serious and shameful and said that the culprits will be given harshest punishment.
चंडीगढ़ यूनिवर्सिटी में एक लड़की ने कई छात्राओं के आपत्तिजनक वीडियो रिकॉर्ड करके Viral किए हैं। ये बेहद संगीन और शर्मनाक है। इसमें शामिल सभी दोषियों को कड़ी से कड़ी सजा मिलेगी। पीड़ित बेटियाँ हिम्मत रखें। हम सब आपके साथ हैं। सभी संयम से काम लें।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal)AAP MP and spokesperson Raghav Chadha also promised justice in the matter and said that the state government “will leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice.”
The case is most shameful. Punjab Government will leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice. I appeal to everyone to maintain calm. We all are with you and justice will be done.
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha)Also Read | Chandigarh University Viral Videos Scandal: Protests over objectionable videos of girls in hostel
Punjab Minister for School Education Harjot Singh Bains asked the students of the university to stay calm and assured them that the guilty will not be spared.
I humbly request all the students of Chandigarh University to remain calm, no one guilty will be spared.
It’s a very sensitive matter & relates to dignity of our sisters & daughters.
We all including media should be very very cautious,it is also test of ours now as a society.
The girl student has been booked under Sections 354C of the Indian Penal Code and the IT Act. According to some reports, some students whose videos got leaked online attempted suicide on campus. However, the police and the state government denied any such incident. SSP Mohali Vivek Soni said there was no attempt to commit suicide. Rather, there were some girls who had fainted during the protests and ambulances were called in to shift them to the hospital
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