Chandigarh University woman student was blackmailed into sharing videos by accused | Top Points

The two men accused in the Chandigarh University leaked videos case were allegedly blackmailing the woman student to share videos of hostel inmates, sources saidStudents stage a protest over leaked videos of several women students were allegedly recorded by a hosteller, at Chandigarh University (PTI Photo)The two men accused in the Chandigarh University leaked videos case were allegedly blackmailing the arrested woman student to share videos of other hostellers, sources said.Accused Sunny Mehta and his friend Rankaj Verma had allegedly threatened to make the woman student’s private videos viral unless she filmed and shared videos of hostel inmates in the common washroom.

Punjab Police have arrested three persons -- a woman student, a 23-year-old man, rumoured to be her boyfriend, from Himachal Pradesh and his 31-year-old friend.

A court in Mohali's Kharar sent the three accused, including the woman student, to seven-day police remand on Monday.

The Punjab government formed a three-member all-women special investigation team (SIT) to probe the matter.

An FIR under Section 354-C (voyeurism) of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act has been registered in the matter and further probe is on, the police said.

Massive protests broke out on the Chandigarh University campus post-midnight on Saturday, after students alleged that “private” and “objectionable” videos of several women hostel inmates were leaked on the internet.The students alleged that videos of nearly 60 girls taking baths in the hostel were leaked. On the other hand, the varsity issued a statement that one video was circulated. Moreover, it was captured and circulated by the accused. They said that the girl had made the video and shared it herself with her friend in Himachal Pradesh.