Chandigarh:

Huge protests have broken out at Chandigarh University in Punjab’s Mohali after a girl allegedly leaked private videos of her hostel mates online. Police have taken the accused student in custody and are questioning her, sources said.

Protest breaks out in Chandigarh University after someone secretly recorded videos of girls from hostel bathroom and leaked them online. University administration is trying to muzzle the protest, according to a student : @PunYaab

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— Yogita Bhayana योगिता भयाना (@yogitabhayana) September 17, 2022

Both the university and police have rubbished social media posts claiming several girls attempted to die by suicide over the video leak. Police have called them rumours. The privately-run university’s officials said one girl was hospitalised after she fainted and her condition is stable.

The cyber crime branch is looking into the matter and the police are expected to register a case soon.

According to police sources, preliminary investigation suggests that the girl was sharing videos and photos of her own with her boyfriend but others suspected her of sharing their pictures.

Punjab Minister of School Education Harjot Singh Bains has asked the students of the university to keep calm.

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.

— Harjot Singh Bains (@harjotbains) September 18, 2022

“No one guilty will be spared. It’s a very sensitive matter and relates to dignity of our sisters and daughters. We all including media should be very very cautious, it is also test of ours now as a society,” he tweeted.