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The 23-year-old accused, a resident of Rohru, has been handed over to the Punjab Police.
Updated : Sep 19, 2022, 12:52 PM IST
On Sunday, a female student and her Shimla-based friend were arrested in connection with the alleged 'leak' of offensive recordings from Chandigarh University's campus. Massive demonstrations erupted on the campus when students claimed that 'private' and 'objectionable' recordings of many female hostel inmates had been posted on the internet.
The students claimed that recordings of approximately 60 girls bathing in the hostel were released. The varsity, on the other hand, released a statement claiming that just one video was circulated. Furthermore, it was captured and shared by the accused. They said that the girl made the video and shared it with a friend in Himachal Pradesh.
Girls have climbed gate to came outside of hostel to protest against filming of private videos and demanding fair inquiry. They were locked inside. pic.twitter.com/vEp0FcCsAn
— Sandeep Lubana (@PunYaab) September 18, 2022
The 23-year-old accused, a resident of Rohru, has been handed over to the Punjab Police.
Following a day-long protest, there was widespread speculation that the university was attempting to conceal the facts. On the one hand, the university said that there was no suicide attempt and that they were willing to meet with students. Students, on the other hand, claimed that the university was hiding the "truth."
Students, on the other hand, indicated that they would engage in conversations with the vice chancellor only if they could do so freely in public. Students also claimed that the police used excessive force on the students who were protesting.
#WATCH | Punjab: A large number of students gather inside the #ChandigarhUniversity campus in Mohali, demanding justice over the alleged 'leaked objectional videos' row pic.twitter.com/kOJ8X6cnDm
— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2022
A student of the University alleged that the warden misbehaved with them and tried to disperse them while they were protesting. Students also alleged that the accused was provided protection by the college authorities, despite several complaints against her.
Meanwhile, Dr RS Bawa, Pro-Chancellor of Chandigarh University said that "there have been no videos found of any student which are objectionable except a personal video shot by a girl which was shared by herself to her boyfriend."
In the latest development, students have sought an apology from the management.