A student was arrested after she allegedly leaked the intimate bathing videos of nearly 60 women students residing in a hostel of a private university in the Indian state of Punjab. The alleged accused was confronted by the victims after the leaked video surfaced online.
Videos Were Shared With a Man in Neighboring State
The incident, which took place in the Chandigarh University, a private university located in Mohali, Punjab, caused widespread unrest in the city on Saturday night. A subsequent video of the accused woman being confronted by the victims and hostel warden has also surfaced on social media.
This girl viral the 60 girls mms in Chandigarh university kindly take strict action on this girl @INCChandigarh @narendramodi @ChandigarhUT #chandigarhuniversity #justiceforcugirls pic.twitter.com/7JVHN0oBNZ
— Shanu XD (@shanu00001) September 17, 2022
The video shows the woman admitting having clicked the videos and sharing it with her Shimla-based friend. However, the authorities have neither released the name of both the accused.
This girl viral the 60 girls mms in Chandigarh university kindly take strict action on this girl 😠😠@INCChandigarh @askrajeshsahu
— sandeep||संदीप 🇮🇳 (@sandeepAU_) September 18, 2022
@ChandigarhUT @nsui#chandigarhuniversity #justiceforCUgirls pic.twitter.com/ZvOpL4wrKA
In another video, the girl is also seen showing the victims the photograph of the man who asked her to share the objectionable video. Even though the identity remains unverified, the picture of the man surfaced on social media.
Speculations of Multiple Suicides Surface on Social Media
A large protest was organized by the students demanding justice.
#JusticeforCUGirls
— RoyalKristal (@Kristal58507684) September 18, 2022
In Chandigarh University, multiple MMS of girls were leaked by a girl in exchange for money. As the videos are getting viral, the victims are attempting suicide. Reportedly 1 girl is dead and others are admitted in serious condition#ChandigarhUniversity
Soon the social media was rife with reports of 6-8 victims committing suicide after their intimate videos went viral.
Photo of the boy to whom she shared, As per reports, He lives in Shimla pic.twitter.com/18neiWFNaR
— Satyam (@SatyamNews_offi) September 18, 2022
However, debunking the rumors, Mohali police chief Vivek Soni said no deaths or suicide attempts have been reported. "One student who was taken in an ambulance was suffering from anxiety and our team is in contact with her," he said according to Indian news site NDTV.
A police team has left for Shimla in search of the boy who made those obscene videos viral on SM 👇🙄🙄🙄 pic.twitter.com/yw3VsEJXcV
— Naren Mukherjee 🇮🇳 (@narendra52) September 18, 2022
Soni also claimed that so far in the investigation, they have found out that there is only one video of the accused herself. "She has not recorded any other video of anyone else. Electronic devices and mobile phones have been taken into custody and will be sent for forensic examination," Soni added.
A girl in Chandigarh University reportedly filmed some 60 female students bathing, sent it to someone and the videos were leaked on the internet.
— Huma Daniyal (@Engineer_Huma) September 18, 2022
8 students tried to commit suicide. The accused has been detained by the police.
Why’s Punjab Police denying Viral MMS of innocent Girls of Private University Chandigarh?Whereas media showed Hostel Warden scolding culprit girl for exposing privacy of Girls?Alleged culprit girl admitting having sent MMS of girls to her friend in Shimla?Any Political pressure?
— Arjan Mendiratta (@ekdantum) September 18, 2022