A massive protest broke out on the Chandigarh University campus after someone recorded objectionable videos at girls' hostel. Situation went out of control ...
They should have investigated the matter first, instead of blaming the student. The protesters can be seen opening the hostel gates and trying to run outside the campus. The warden is clearly seen threatening the residents," said one of the students. ਨੂੰ ਸਮੁੱਚੇ ਘਟਨਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਦੀ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਪਾਏ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।— Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (@meet_hayer) Punjab Higher Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has assured justice to the CU students. "I am yet to receive detailed information of this incident. Punjab Government will leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice. An FIR has also been lodged. [September 18, 2022] Protest breaks out in Chandigarh University after someone secretly recorded videos of girls from hostel bathroom and leaked them online. "The video of the warden, which is being circulated on the social media, has been made purposely. A massive protest broke out on the Chandigarh University campus after someone recorded objectionable videos at a girls’ hostel.
In the “universities" category, CU was placed 29th, the second in Punjab after PU, which was placed 25th.
The Art of Living founder and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had also visited the campus with Bollywood actor [Sanjay Dutt](https://indianexpress.com/about/sanjay-dutt/) to take part in the ‘Drugs-Free India’ campaign. Chandigarh University also performed well in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF), released by the Union Ministry of Education, jumping from 77th overall rank in 2021 to 48th in 2022. While CU was placed in the 800-1000 bracket, PU was in the 1201-1400 bracket. It was the highest ranked institution from Punjab, and was placed above state-owned Panjab University (PU). It decided to take a legal opinion on the issue. It was the highest-ranked private university from Punjab, and was placed after government-run institutes such as IIT Ropar (35), PU (41), and IISER Mohali (47). Despite belonging to the interiors of the Malwa region, they decided to set up an engineering college at Landran in Kharar, on the outskirts of the capital city of Chandigarh. He is also the patron of Chandigarh Welfare Trust (CWT) and New India Development (NID) Foundation—two NGOs working on community welfare projects in Chandigarh. Dhaliwal, a few years older, soon ventured into politics, and Sandhu was by his side, helping him out as he was elected chief of the local civic body in 1995. He had led a delegation of Sikh NRIs and prominent members Punjabi community which met the prime minister in April this year under the “Sadbhavna programme” in Delhi. It became one of the youngest universities in the country to make its debut in QS World Rankings 2023, considered the most coveted. A day before the video fiasco rocked CU, Sandhu celebrated Modi’s 72nd birthday by organising a mega-health camp in Chandigarh, which was inaugurated by Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and also attended by Union Minister and senior BJP leader Smriti Irani.
Amid the raging controversy over the alleged 'leak' of objectionable videos from Chandigarh University's campus, Punjab Police arrested a female student and ...
Stating that the accused had been arrested in Himachal Pradesh, the police said, "Himachal Pradesh Police reacted to the request of Punjab Police with sensitivity and professionalism. The DSW ( Department of Student Welfare ) of Chandigarh University appealed and requested the students to form a committee and that the university was ready to hold talks with regard to the controversy. The police quashed reports that MMS clips were leaked online and maintained that there is only one video of the accused herself. Snubbing rumours about the death of any student on campus in relation to the controversy, the university said that the video had been leaked by a girl student, who herself sent the video to one of her friends. The protesting students alleged that the girl used her mobile to make videos of students taking a bath. Hours after hundreds of students from the university took out a demonstration and protests broke out, ADGP Community Affairs Division Gurpreet Deo said, "A man from Shimla is known to the accused girl. Mohali Police probed the accused girl student after registering a case under the IT Act. As per sources, the girl from Rohru (Shimla) made videos of other girls at CU and later shared them with her friend Sahil, who runs a cosmetics shop in Rohru. The accused girl's friend, identified as a resident of Shimla, has been arrested. On the other hand, students alleged that the university had been concealing the 'truth'. Amid the raging controversy over the alleged 'leak' of objectionable videos from Chandigarh University's campus, Punjab Police arrested a female student and her friend, a resident of Shimla, on Sunday. Hundreds of students held out protests at Chandigarh University campus in Mohali following claims of a female student making and circulating objectionable videos of several female hostel inmates.
Chandigarh: The prime accused in the Chandigarh University video leak row was arrested from the Himachal Pradesh capital on Sunday, police said.
The student, who was earlier arrested by the police, had purportedly sent some nude images and videos to her male friend in Shimla and these were leaked. Chandigarh University in Punjab’s Mohali district has been witnessing strong student protests since Saturday night after it was reported that a woman student leaked obscene videos of several occupants of the girl’s hostel online. Chandigarh: The prime accused in the Chandigarh University video leak row was arrested from the Himachal Pradesh capital on Sunday, police said.
Donning black T-shirts, students of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali district continued to protest demanding justice over the alleged 'leaked ...
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Police arrested a Himachal Pradesh-based woman student who is alleged to have leaked the objectionable videos, and a Shimla-based man with whom she shared ...
Somewhere, police wants to hush up the matter, push it under the carpet.” Sirsa said that while in the Punjab Police FIR, it was said there was only one message and the SSP said the same in press conference, on the other side, the girl is stating before the warden in a video that I had been doing this for many days. He said that “anyone found guilty will not be spared and severest of severe action will be taken against the perpetrators of this heinous crime”. We as a society should report anyone who forwards the videos and stand with our sisters in tough time.” BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, in a video message on twitter, said, “The Chandigarh University issue in Punjab is not as simple as Punjab Police is projecting. Kejriwal had called AAP ministers and MLAs, following allegations by Punjab AAP leadership that the [BJP](https://indianexpress.com/about/bjp/) was offering Rs 25 crore each to party MLAs to topple the AAP government in the state. Chandigarh University founder and chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu, who is known to be an admirer of Modi, is the founder and patron of CWT and NID. The CM said he was in constant touch with the district administration and is keeping tabs on the situation. [leakage of objectionable videos of its women students](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/chandigarh-university-objectionable-videos-protest-8157657/) of [Chandigarh](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/chandigarh/) University at Gharuan near Kharar in Mohali district, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday ordered a high level probe into the matter. Hope police gets into action and sets an example against the culprits.” “The victims must be given proper counselling and their safety and security must be ensured,” Sharma wrote. Amarinder, who left for Delhi on Sunday, tweeted, “The #chandigarhuniversity incident is shameful. [Police arrested a Himachal Pradesh](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/chandigarh-university-leaked-videos-reactions-arvind-kejriwal-8157780/)-based woman student who is alleged to have leaked the objectionable videos, and a [Shimla](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/shimla/)-based man with whom she shared the videos, even as the Punjab Police claimed that initial investigations and analysis of her phone revealed that she had only shared her own videos and not of any other women students.
The second accused in the MMS scandal has been arrested. A massive protest intensifies over the MMS scandal. Students have hit the streets and are demanding ...
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PTI Protesting students alleged that a student made videos of girl students while taking a bath in the hostel. The video was later made viral on social media.
During the preliminary investigation conducted by the University, 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 her boyfriend." In an official statement, RS Bawa, Pro-Chancellor, Chandigarh University said, "There are rumours that seven girls have committed suicide whereas the fact is that no girl has attempted any such step. Apart from the video of one student, no other video has come to our notice," he added. "It is a matter of a video being shot by a girl student and circulated. Protesting students alleged that a student made videos of girl students while taking a bath in the hostel. The protesting students also claimed that after the videos went viral, girl students living in the hostel attempted suicide.
Chandigarh University row: After a preliminary investigation, police arrested a woman student, while a youth, stated to be her boyfriend, was held in Shimla ...
The university management and the police suggested that a students' committee be formed to hold further talks with the university administration regarding their various other issues. Mohali's SSP Vivek Sheel Soni faced the ire of agitated students after he told reporters that the protests occurred after "rumours" that videos of several women students had been made and leaked. University authorities said that the demand of protesting students regarding relaxing hostel timings and a copy of the FIR have been agreed to. Referring to a video of a student being taken in an ambulance, the SSP Soni said she had some anxiety problems and was fine. Some students also alleged that the university was trying to enforce a dress code for girl students. An FIR under IPC section 354-C (voyeurism) and the IT Act has been registered in the matter and further probe is on, officials said. The videos soon went viral, and one of the girl students who were in the video also tried to commit suicide. severe action will be taken against whoever is found guilty,” said Mann in a tweet in Punjabi. Notably, in a video, the warden is purportedly seen asking the woman student, “Who told you to record the video?..You will be suspended". [Deo said that three to four girl students spotted the accused student in the common washroom where she was taking some pictures with her phone "which they thought she was taking from underneath the bathroom door... Chief Minister Mann ordered the probe into the incident, saying strict action will be taken against those found guilty. As per reports, the girl student who shot the videos is from Mohali, and she sent the video to a friend living in Shimla.
Amid the raging controversy over the alleged leaked objectionable videos of Chandigarh University students, University authorities claimed that no ...
It is a very sensitive matter and relates to the dignity of our sisters and daughters," said the Minister in a Twitter post. Apart from the video of one student, no other video has come to our notice," he added. The DC Mohali and SSP have been ordered to conduct a thorough enquiry into the entire incident. I humbly request all the students of Chandigarh University to remain calm. "It is a matter of a video being shot by a girl student and circulated. Protesting students alleged that a student made videos of girl students while taking a bath in the hostel. The protesting students also claimed that after the videos went viral, girl students living in the hostel attempted suicide. I appeal to all of you to avoid rumours," said "Sad to hear about the incident of Chandigarh University. The statement said Chandigarh University is fully cooperating with police in the investigation. During the preliminary investigation conducted by the University, 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 her boyfriend." [Chandigarh University](/topic/chandigarh-university) said, "There are rumours that seven girls have committed suicide whereas the fact is that no girl has attempted any such step.
Chandigarh: Donning black T-shirts, students of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali district continued to protest demanding justice over the alleged ...
Requesting the students to maintain calm, Minister of School Education Harjot Singh Bains said, “The guilty will not be spared. Hope police gets into action and sets an example against the culprits.” No girl has been admitted to the hospital,” he said. During the preliminary investigation conducted by the university, only one personal video was found which was shot by a girl who shared it with her boyfriend,” Bawa said in a statement. Also, he said, so far there is no evidence of the video going viral. There is no evidence of that so far.
The 23-year-old who was booked in the case along with a student of CU belongs to a well-off family and had left studies to work at his native place in ...
The second accused had called the accused student while she was being questioned by the warden. The DGP said, “On request of the Punjab Police another accused was asked to stay at PS Dhalli. A second accused aged 31 was detained from Dhalli on the request of the Punjab police which had got his number from the accused student.
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Later, the police and the university made it clear that the accused had shared only her video with her friend. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday had ordered a high-level probe in the matter, condemning the incident. Later, cops and the university clarified that only one video by the girl student, who is the key accused in the case, was sent to a man in Shimla. Initial inputs had suggested that videos of 60 girl students were allegedly shared by the accused with her friend in Himachal Pradesh. A third accused was held on Sunday night in the case - a 31-year-old man from Shimla. "The issue has been a communication gap. Three demands of the students that have been heeded are: a 10-member committee of students will be given updates in the case, the warden of the hostel - where the incident happened - would be suspended, and a checking of the girls’ hostel would be done. Demonstrations were reported on the Ludhiana Highway too early on Sunday morning. First-year students have taken their own stand to not come in front of the media as they are freshers, just completed Class 12th,” Arvinder Kang, director, student Welfare of the Chandigarh University, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Three people - a girl student of the varsity and two men - have been held so far in the matter amid huge public anger. The stir ended at 1:30 am on Monday after the assurances from the concerned authorities at the Chandigarh University. The varsity has also assured that they would replace the mobile phones of students, broken during the demonstrations, and doors in the girls hostel washrooms would be replaced.
The protests continued on the campus till late Sunday night with senior officials from the district administration, police and university trying to pacify ...
Protests erupted on the campus of Chandigarh University, Gharuan, late on Saturday over “rumours” that objectionable videos of several girl students were ...
During a preliminary investigation by the university, no video was found from any student, except a personal video shot by a girl which she had shared with her boyfriend.” The sources said the girls were recently shifted to the building, which was earlier a boys’ hostel. In the video, the warden was purportedly heard asking the suspect as to why she made the videos of other girls and with whom she was sharing these? Further investigations are on.” Meanwhile, a video of the hostel warden purportedly grilling the suspect has gone viral on the social media even as the police refused to share details of the incident. Though hostel inmates alleged the girl was trying to shoot a video of other girls in the common washroom, we have not found any such video. The police arrested an MBA first-year student of the university under various provisions of the IT Act, while her friend and another person were held in Shimla.
Following the preliminary investigation, police arrested a woman student and a youth from Himachal Pradesh, and said she appeared to have shared videos with ...
The woman student accused of leaking the videos was also allegedly demanding money from others for not leaking them. Calling it a very sensitive matter, A S Kang, Dean, Students’ Welfare, Chandigarh University, said they take the utmost care to ensure the safety of women hostelers and their privacy. [As protests continued](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/protests-at-university-in-punjab-students-suspicion-about-being-filmed-in-washroom-led-to-complaint-8158023/), amid apprehensions that police and the administration of [Chandigarh](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/chandigarh/) University were trying to hush up the matter, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ordered a high-level probe and promised “severest of severe action”. After the matter came to light, students poured out of their hostels and held a protest late Saturday night. I asked her to put her cellphone on speaker, and a man on the other side said, ‘Tell the boy to send the videos to me’. He also denied claims that “60 objectionable MMSes have been found of different students”. University officials said they also talked to the students to calm them down. Many students said the accused student had admitted to filming other women but the authorities were trying to hush up the matter. Following the preliminary investigation, police arrested a woman student and a youth from Himachal Pradesh, and said she appeared to have shared videos with him of only herself. But the protests starting again on Sunday evening, including at a nearby toll plaza, ignoring the assurances by Vice-Chancellor Anand Agrawal. Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kundu said: “We have apprehended the said accused in the case. The manager of the hostel told the police that she called the accused and checked her cellphone but did not find any videos of other girls.
Punjab DIG GS Bhullar spoke to angry protesting students of Chandigarh University. They were convinced by the Police to temporarily call off the protests last ...
The videos soon went viral, and one of the girl students who were in the video also tried to commit suicide. The detained person has been identified as 31-year-old Rankaj Verma. The arrested accused has been identified as Sunny Mehta. The alleged videos were shot in the hostel bathroom by one of the girl students. Chandigarh University video row: After chaos ensued over the alleged objectionable videos shot and circulated by a Chandigarh University student, the institute suspended two hostel wardens for not performing their duty properly. As per reports, the girl student who shot the videos is from Mohali, and she sent the video to a friend living in Shimla.
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[ high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident.](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bhagwant-mann-orders-probe-chandigarh-university-leaked-video-row-2001697-2022-09-18) "Sad to hear of the incident at Chandigarh University. Following a day-long protest, speculation was rife about the university trying to conceal the truth. I appeal to students and parents not to believe any rumours," the pro-chancellor said. Moreover, it was captured and circulated by the accused. In further action taken by the varsity, two hostel wardens have been suspended. The students alleged that videos of nearly 60 girls taking baths in the hostel were leaked.
Director of Student Welfare of Chandigarh University Arvinder Kang told news agency ANI, “The Police had a chat today with students. They are satisfied now.
They said that the accused sent her videos only to the person, and no other girls’ videos were sent or found on the recovered devices. Furthermore, a special investigation team of Mohali Police has been formed to investigate the case. The doors of the washrooms in the girls’ hostel would be replaced. Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Talwar has ordered a magisterial probe in the matter. However, later Police and Chandigarh University administration said that the accused girl sent videos of herself only, and they did not find videos of any other girl on her mobile in the preliminary investigation. The students had been protesting over the alleged video leak case where a female student at the University allegedly sent nude videos of other female students to a man in Shimla.
A joint committee comprising students and senior functionaries to address certain issues pertaining to hostel timings and other demands, was formed.
Officials said the woman's mobile phone has been seized for forensic analysis and added that there was no suicide attempt by any student. Protest had rocked the campus on Saturday night over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded by a hosteller. Some students claimed that the videos were even leaked.
Amid a stir after the alleged leak of objectionable videos from the girls' hostel of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali, the varsity has been shut for ...
She had reportedly said that she had made videos of some girls and sent them to a youth in Shimla. The 23-year accused, resident of Rohru has been handed over to them," read a statement of Shimla Police. The girl student of Chandigarh University in Mohali has also been arrested by police. "The issue has been of communication gap. Protesting students alleged that a student made videos of girl students while taking a bath in the hostel. The protesting students also claimed that after the videos went viral, girl students living in the hostel attempted suicide.
The hostel warden, who was seen in a viral video confronting the arrested girl who has been accused of allegedly sending the videos to men outside the ...
Students claimed that the administration was trying to cover up the cases of suicides. On directions from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, a three member all-women Special Investigation Team under the supervision of senior IPS officer Gurpreet Deo has also been formed to probe the incident, Punjab's Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said. The university has also been shut for students till Saturday.
Students' protest erupted in the campus yesterday over the University's alleged 'leaked objectional videos' row. Two accused arrested & one detained in ...
Students also sought an apology from the management. They alleged that force was used against them.
RECOMMENDED Punjab police has also formed a three-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case under the supervision of senior IPS officer Gurpreet Kaur Deo. My heartfelt concern goes out to the girls and their parents who are victims of this incident.” The girls are running a campus protest for justice. The name of my city is being tarnished due to this institute. [#chandigarhuniversity]has decided to keep a holiday for a week amid the students' protest over the MMS scandal. We demand strict action against the culprits So far 3 people have been arrested in this case [#Chandigarh] [#chandigarhuniversity]🙏🙏 [#TeJran] [#justiceforCUgirls] [#Mohali] [pic.twitter.com/BX2SAkdvtG] [September 19, 2022] Students protested in large numbers against objectionable videos of female students taking a bath in the hostel leaked on social media till Monday morning. We demand fair investigation & strict action against the culprits. The university authorities also announced that teaching will remain suspended till September 24 in the wake of these protests. First-year students have taken their own stand to not come in front of the media as they are freshers. Chandigarh University students withdrew their protests later in the day after the district administration and police assured them of fair investigation into the allegations of objectionable videos of several women students being leaked online.
The Punjab Police has arrested three people, a female student of the varsity, her friend and his accomplice. The university has also suspended two hostel ...
The Punjab Police has arrested three people, a female student of the varsity, her friend and his accomplice. 01:12 AM IST: The Punjab Police on Sunday arrested a woman student of Chandigarh University after she allegedly made objectionable videos of hostel inmates public. Another 31-year-old person has been detained by Punjab Police from Dhalli Police Station in Shimla, in connection with the #ChandigarhUniversity alleged 'leaked objectional videos' row: Shimla Police https://t.co/FugmuN0Wzp— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2022 So far, authorities have nabbed three persons pertaining to the alleged making and circulation of objectionable videos of female students of the varsity. 01:13 AM IST: Amid the raging controversy over the alleged 'leak' of objectionable videos from Chandigarh University's campus, Punjab Police arrested a female student and her friend, a resident of Shimla, on Sunday. In a statement, DGP Punjab Police said, "On directions of CM Bhagwant Mann a three-member all-women SIT to investigate Chandigarh University case, under the supervision of senior IPS officer Gurpreet Deo. On directions of CM @BhagwantMann a three-member all-women SIT to investigate #ChandigarhUniversity case, under the supervision of senior IPS officer Gurpreet Deo.
Two days after protests broke out in Chandigarh University over a student allegedly filming her hostel mates changing clothes and taking showers, ...
The students had been protesting over the alleged video leak case where a female student at the University allegedly sent nude videos of other female students to a man in Shimla. [reported ](https://www.opindia.com/tag/chandigarh-video-leak-case/)that a girl student of Chandigarh University allegedly sent a nude video of around 60 female students to a man in Shimla. They said that the accused sent her videos only to the person, and no other girls’ videos were sent or found on the recovered devices. Earlier, the accused female student of the University and a 23-year-old man from Shimla were arrested by the Police. Two days after protests broke out in Chandigarh University over a student allegedly filming her hostel mates changing clothes and taking showers, two videos have been found in the mobiles of the accused that will now be sent for a forensic probe. The 31-year-old man was the second accused held by the Police from Himachal Pradesh.
Jalandhar: Two days after alleged videos of female students of the Mohali-based Chandigarh University bathing were uploaded online, the varsity authorities ...
Instead of verifying the claims of the students, the university authorities and the Mohali Police tried to hush up the issue, which is highly unfortunate,” he added. The university authorities had put jammers on the campus and there was no wi-fi facility available. “Reportedly, some students saw the accused female student making the videos. They said, “We got to know that a female student made videos of some other students while they were bathing. They have set up such a huge varsity but there is no lift to reach the seventh floor of a building. The authorities also tried to prevent the female students from protesting, they claim. The father said that when he went to pick up his daughter, there was nobody on the campus for a security check. “The university authorities should have acted within hours, but they focussed on brushing aside the entire matter. We will make endeavours to protect the privacy of the concerned people. Under pressure from students, the university authorities suspended two hostel wardens and shifted others in a hurry. The family of a female student arrived at the campus from Haryana. The student and two men have been arrested in connection with the case.
In Chandigarh University near Mohali in Punjab, a girl was accused of recording videos of 60+ girls while taking a bath and then forwarding them to her ...
Eventually, the police and the administration agreed to their demands and agreed to form an SIT to probe the matter. In the viral videos from the university, the accused girl is being asked how can she do this to fellow girls, and not once did she say that she hasn’t done anything to her fellow students. They said that the accused girl used to only record her own videos and send them to her friend in Shimla. The university finally called the Police to control the students. Accusing the Chandigarh University of trying to suppress the matter, the students raised slogans demanding justice for the girl students in the hostel. She was also being asked to apologise in the videos and prepare for a police case.
Earlier too, PU had had to put out a clarification on its website stating that it's nowhere related to CU. The Indian Express takes a look at both the ...
“I have to check the status of committee findings as I joined as a registrar only recently, but even names of departments and other terminology being used by CU is causing a lot of confusion. A committee was constituted by PU to look into the name issue earlier, but the outcome was never made public. The confusion of names between both varsities had reached the extent of PU having to issue a clarification on its website stating that it wasn’t related to CU by any means. A committee was constituted by PU to look into the matter, but eventually the matter never reached a logical conclusion. During the reorganization of Punjab in 1966, PU was declared an “Inter State Body Corporate” under the section 72(1) of Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, enacted by the Parliament. Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, is a Central and state government-funded university located in the Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh, the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana.
“All 3 have been sent on 7-day police remand. Their mobiles will be sent for the forensic probe. 2 videos have been found. One is of the accused girl and the ...
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Punjab Police on Monday formed a three-member all-women special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations levelled by students of Chandigarh University ...
An FIR under section 354-C (voyeurism) of Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act has been registered and a probe is underway, police officials said. In a video message, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the SIT has been formed under the supervision of additional director general of police (ADGP) Gurpreet Deo. The team will thoroughly probe the case and no person involved will be spared, Yadav said.
Protests rocked the university campus in Punjab's Mohali since Saturday night over allegations levelled by students that a hosteller had recorded several ...
[Chandigarh University](/topic/chandigarh-university)video case to police remand for a week. Some students even claimed that the videos were leaked. Police had arrested the woman student who was accused of making the videos, but had said on Sunday that she had shared a video of only herself with her 23-year-old "boyfriend", who was arrested from The Punjab Police on Monday formed a three-member all-women special investigation team to probe the matter. Meanwhile, a police official said the devices of all three accused will be sent for forensic examination. When asked about allegations against the woman student that she made objectionable videos of some students, Sharma said it is a matter of investigation.
Terming the incident unfortunate, the Punjab DGP said police had so far arrested three people, including the accused student and two others from Himachal ...
Several students alleged that the videos recorded by the accused girl student had been leaked. Yadav appealed to students, parents, and the community at large to maintain calm, and assured that the privacy and dignity of all individuals would be protected. He also urged people to rely only on authentic channels of information and not be swayed away by unverified rumours spread on social media platforms.
Chandigarh University, Gharuan, which was on the radar of the prime time shows yesterday, has always tried to be in good headlines, be it for launching ...
Not only on the political front, the university has also surprised everyone by excelling in the 2022 QS World University and NIRF rankings. Adjudged as Asia’s best and fastest growing private university, the university has earned top rankings in terms of academic quality, diversity and environmental sustainability. Sandhu, who is never associated with a political outfit directly, has suddenly turned out to be a big name, following the formation of the Chandigarh Welfare Trust (CWT) and the New India Development (NID) Foundation.
The lawyer who appeared for the female student accused accepted that video of another girl student was also shot.
In response, the man allegedly sent a screenshot to the accused girl’s phone. The FIR alleged that when the hostel manager checked the mobile phone of the accused, several videos and photos were found to be deleted. The hostel warden informed the matter to the hostel manager over phone.
The two men accused in the Chandigarh University leaked videos case were allegedly blackmailing the woman student to share videos of hostel inmates, ...
However, the court sent the accused to seven-day police remand. - Meanwhile, the university announced "non-teaching days" till September 24, following which several students returned to their homes. A police official said the devices of all three accused will be sent for forensic examination. The development came to the fore after Chandigarh University's pro-chancellor issued a statement clarifying there have been no suicides or deaths on campus. His friend, a 31-year-old man, was also held. Moreover, it was captured and circulated by the accused.
Chandigarh University also suspended two hostel wardens, one of who was visible in the leaked video.
RECOMMENDED First-year students have taken their own stand to not come in front of the media as they are freshers. On Monday, the students withdrew their protests and sought an apology from the management. Moreover, the Punjab government has also formed a three-member all-women special investigation team (SIT) to look into the matter. So far, all three have been arrested by the Punjab Police. The female student who has been arrested for sharing videos of other hostellers was apparently blackmailed into sharing ‘private’ videos, according to sources.