'Very serious': Kejriwal on Chandigarh University girl student leaking private videos of her hostel mates

A girl student at Chandigarh University allegedly made videos of some women students taking baths in the hostel and sent those to a person in Shimla.

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (September 18, 2022) reacted to the Chandigarh University girl student allegedly making objectionable videos of her hostel mates while taking bath. Calling it "very serious and shameful", Kejriwal said that those involved in the incident will get strict punishment. As per the latest reports, the girl student had made videos of some women students and sent those to a youth in Shimla who allegedly uploaded those on social media. The girl student has been apprehended and an investigation into the matter is currently underway.

Taking to his official Twitter account, Kejriwal said, "In Chandigarh University, a girl has recorded objectionable videos of several girl students and has made them viral. This is very serious and shameful. All the culprits involved in this will get the harshest punishment." 

He asked the victim girls to have courage and said, "We are all with you."

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) September 18, 2022

Punjab Minister for School Education Harjot Singh Bains also asked the students, who have been protesting on the university campus located at Ludhiana-Chandigarh road past, to stay calm. He assured them that the guilty will not be spared.

"It is a sensitive matter and concerns the dignity of our sisters and daughters. We all, including the media, should be very cautious. It is also a test of ours as a society," Bains said.

Rumours regarding MMS of 60 girl students 'not correct': Chandigarh University

Meanwhile, several students of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali held a massive protest over "rumours" that some objectionable videos of various women students were recorded. The university, however, has rejected reports that videos of several women students were made and shared on social media.

Punjab | Chandigarh University (CU) students held a protest last night after alleged 'leaked objectionable videos' of women students went viral

Protesting students have alleged loss of life & injuries related to this incident. Police version awaited pic.twitter.com/px1O0SDYaF — ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2022

Dr Arvinder Singh Kang, Director, Students Welfare of Chandigarh University said, "At the preliminary level, we investigated and did not find that videos of other students were made."

"For fair investigation, university authorities got the FIR registered into the incident for a thorough and fair probe. Rumours regarding attempted suicide (by some students) and MMS of 60 students are not correct," he added.

Chandigarh University girl student shared her own video with someone: Police

Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Sheel Soni also told reporters that protests erupted in the university after a "rumour" that videos of several women students had been made.

He said an FIR under IPC section 354-C (voyeurism) and the IT Act has been registered in the matter and a woman student has been apprehended.

During preliminary investigation, it has come to light that the woman student, who had been apprehended, had shared her own video with someone stated to be from Himachal Pradesh whose role is also under the scanner, Soni said.

Urging people not to pay any attention to any rumour, he said that no case of attempted suicide by any woman student came to notice. He also said that no death took place in connection with the incident.

Soni informed that forensic evidence was being collected in the matter.

#WATCH | It's a matter of a video being shot by a girl student & circulated. FIR has been registered in the matter & accused is arrested. No death reported related to this incident. As per medical records, no attempt (to commit suicide) is reported: SSP Mohali Vivek Soni pic.twitter.com/pkeL70MYP8 — ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2022

Punjab State Women Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati also reached the university campus to take stock of the situation.

"I understand parents' concern and I want to assure them that the incident is being investigated by the police," she said.

"It is a matter of deep investigation why the woman, who made the video, did so. Whether or not she shot videos of other girls is a matter of investigation," Gulati added.

(With agency inputs)