The public has been cautioned not to trust reports spreading on
social media claiming female
students from a certain community installed a concealed camera in the women's restroom of a private institution in Udupi.
District Superintendent of
police Hakay Akshay Machhindra told reporters in Udupi that a clarification had been posted on the
police social media accounts regarding persons who were equating certain incidents that happened in other locations with the reported
event in Udupi. Sharing unverified material on
social media sites is an attempt to spread confusion.
He claimed that the
police department is unaware of any circulating videos of this nature. Additionally, he added, they haven't heard of any complaints of any concealed cameras being set up at the college. The victim has also notified the
college management that a video was created for amusement and then deleted, not distributed, and that the
college management has taken disciplinary action at their level, the SP told the reporters. According to Machhindra, no one has seen the alleged video. He urged if somebody discovers the video, to bring it to our attention.
The
police sought to confirm the legitimacy of the
twitter account through which a message with rumors about kids from a certain community was sent, according to
rashmi Samant, a
twitter user and
local of Udupi. According to the SP,
police have not filed any complaints since there isn't enough information regarding the incident to warrant doing so.
college director
rashmi krishna Prasad stated during a
news conference that an investigation was conducted as soon as the administration was made aware of the situation.
students have been suspended as part of disciplinary action for breaking the regulations by bringing
mobile phones to campus, according to the investigations.
She said that the pupils had also expressed regret for their behaviour. After being notified, the
police arrived to the institution and conducted an investigation while the
parents of the
students involved watched. She said that
students had given the cops their cell phones. She said that the pupils had issued an apology and had made it clear that the video was done just for amusement. Later, Udupi
mla Yashpal Suvarna requested the
police to file a suo motu case against the
students who they said had hidden cameras in the lavatory while speaking to media.