The students staged an uproar demanding that the administration and the university management not try to suppress the case
(Agency) Chandigarh, There is a huge uproar after a video of about 60 female students staying in the hostel of Chandigarh University in Mohali, Punjab, changing clothes and taking a bath went viral.
After the incident came to light on Saturday evening, the students went on a protest but after the DIG and the administration assured of an impartial inquiry, the students ended the demonstration late on Sunday night.
According to the information given by the police, the accused girl living in the hostel has been arrested. Apart from that, her boyfriend Sunny Mehta (aged 23 years) has been arrested from Shimla. He works in a travel agency. Police have also arrested another person working in a bakery at Shimla.
The students staged an uproar demanding that the administration and the university management not try to suppress the case.
Amid all this, the university administration has issued a circular and suspended the classes for a week. As all the classes have been suspended till the next 24th September, the parents have reached to take their children home. As during this time the teaching and non-teaching staff have been asked to report to the office as on normal days.
After the viral video scandal, the university administration has suspended 2 wardens of the hostel. One of the wardens was also seen in the viral video. He was escorting the accused student. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Ma has also ordered a high level investigation in this case.
Chandigarh administration has assured to solve all the problems of girl students. The students also demanded to change all wardens of the hostel. The university and the police administration were asked to form a committee of students in the case.
Apart from students, Chandigarh University management officials will also be included in the committee. In this case, a female student of the hostel is accused of allegedly sending videos of about 60 other female students changing clothes and taking a shower to a young man living in Shimla.
The police and the university administration are only saying that the accused girl sent her video. But in the viral video, the accused girl admits to sending the video to the young man living in Shimla and shows the photo of the young man and the chat with him.
In this case, an in-depth investigation has been conducted as to why the girl was sending such videos to the young man, covering all aspects whether she was doing this for drugs, money or any other coercion.