Amity University has suspended a student who circulated a video clip of his girl friend stripping, an official said today.

"It is extremely unfortunate that such an incident took place," said Savita Mehta, vice-president, corporate communication, of the university. "We have suspended the student from his course and an inquiry has been instituted. The boy (sic) will remain suspended till the inquiry report is submitted."

The video clip, apparently shot with a mobile phone camera, shows the 23-year-old MBA student stripping inside what looks like a bedroom, with a laptop and a music system seen in the frame.

Students of the institute said the woman complained to a teacher about the video clip.

Her lover leaked the clip to fellow students through emails sent from the woman's account.

"The boy (sic), whom the girl (sic) had trusted with even her email password,  logged in to her mail and sent it out to almost her entire contact list," said a student who received the clip.

The woman's version was not available as her mobile phone was switched off.

Psychiatrist Poornima Sahay said this was a classic case of a young woman being immature and falling prey to the misuse of modern technology.

"When some girls fall in love, they believe the relationship is forever," Sahay said. "If the boy has bad intentions, he can even get her to pose for such videos. It's just so tragically foolish an act. What else can one say?"