In a press release launched by Chandigarh College, Professional-Chancellor Dr. RS Bawa mentioned, “The hearsay which is circulating by media that 60 objectionable MMS have been discovered of scholars… is completely false and baseless… no movies discovered of any scholar that are objectionable besides a private video shot by a lady which was shared by herself to her boyfriend.”

The police additionally backed the assertion. “To date in our investigation, we have now came upon that there’s just one video of the accused herself. She has not recorded some other video of anybody else,” Mohali police chief Vivek Soni mentioned, information company ANI reported. The lady has been arrested on expenses of voyeurism and sections of the IT Act, the police added.

Protests had erupted on the campus after rumours that a number of movies of a number of ladies college students had been recorded and leaked by the scholar.

The police and the college administration have rubbished social media posts claiming that a number of ladies tried by suicide after their movies leaked. “One scholar who was taken in an ambulance was affected by anxiousness and our crew is in touch together with her,” Mr Soni mentioned.

The police are additionally searching for a person, presumed to be the lady’s boyfriend. “A person from Shimla is understood to the accused lady. Solely after he’s caught, extra particulars might be identified. Forensic probe of her cell phone might be carried out,” mentioned senior police officer Gurpreet Kaur Deo.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned {that a} high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident. “Unhappy to listen to the incident of Chandigarh College. Our daughters are our pleasure. Have ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident. Whoever is responsible will take strict motion. I enchantment to all of you to keep away from rumours.”

The Nationwide Fee for Girls launched a press release saying that they’ve taken critical notice of the matter. “Chairperson Ms Rekha Sharma has written to Director Basic of Police, Punjab, in addition to Vice Chancellor of Chandigarh College to take stringent motion in opposition to the culprits.”

Punjab State Girls Fee Chairperson Manisha Gulati has mentioned that an investigation into the matter is underway. “This can be a critical matter, an investigation is underway. I’m right here to guarantee dad and mom of all college students that the accused will not be spared,” she mentioned.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister and chief of the Aam Aadmi Occasion that guidelines Punjab, has termed the incident “shameful” and referred to as for endurance. “In Chandigarh College, a lady has gone viral by recording objectionable movies of many lady college students… We’re all with you. All act with endurance,” Mr Kejriwal mentioned in a tweet.

From the Opposition Congress, senior occasion chief Pawan Khera has appealed to folks to not share the leaked video. “To all accountable Indians, please don’t repost, ahead or share any MMS/video of the #chandigarhuniversity horror. Allow us to be a digitally accountable society,” he tweeted.