Udupi: The Karnataka police have registered an FIR against three female students of a college as well as the college administration in Udupi, in connection with the restroom video incident, officials said on Wednesday.
The FIR was registered at the Malpe police station after three female students studying an optometry course in the college were suspended last week for allegedly videographing a fellow student in the restroom.
Two separate cases have been filed by the police. The first case is against the suspended girls and the college administration for recording a private video of a female student and deleting it later; the second case is for causing “communal enmity” and spoiling social harmony after a purported video was shared on a YouTube channel and on social media.
It has been filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including sections 509, 204, 175, 34 and 66 (e) of the IT Act.
A video, believed to be related to that incident, was allegedly uploaded on YouTube channel of a local news website, and shared by an individual on microblogging site Twitter, as well. This video was later clarified to be from an incident in Tamil Nadu, according to a notice from the All College Student Power.
The incident prompted the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to demand strict action against the accused students.
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