Chandigarh University

In the “universities" category, CU was placed 29th, the second in Punjab after PU, which was placed 25th.

The Art of Living founder and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had also visited the campus with Bollywood actor [Sanjay Dutt](https://indianexpress.com/about/sanjay-dutt/) to take part in the ‘Drugs-Free India’ campaign. Chandigarh University also performed well in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF), released by the Union Ministry of Education, jumping from 77th overall rank in 2021 to 48th in 2022. While CU was placed in the 800-1000 bracket, PU was in the 1201-1400 bracket. It was the highest ranked institution from Punjab, and was placed above state-owned Panjab University (PU). It decided to take a legal opinion on the issue. It was the highest-ranked private university from Punjab, and was placed after government-run institutes such as IIT Ropar (35), PU (41), and IISER Mohali (47). Despite belonging to the interiors of the Malwa region, they decided to set up an engineering college at Landran in Kharar, on the outskirts of the capital city of Chandigarh. He is also the patron of Chandigarh Welfare Trust (CWT) and New India Development (NID) Foundation—two NGOs working on community welfare projects in Chandigarh. Dhaliwal, a few years older, soon ventured into politics, and Sandhu was by his side, helping him out as he was elected chief of the local civic body in 1995. He had led a delegation of Sikh NRIs and prominent members Punjabi community which met the prime minister in April this year under the “Sadbhavna programme” in Delhi. It became one of the youngest universities in the country to make its debut in QS World Rankings 2023, considered the most coveted. A day before the video fiasco rocked CU, Sandhu celebrated Modi’s 72nd birthday by organising a mega-health camp in Chandigarh, which was inaugurated by Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and also attended by Union Minister and senior BJP leader Smriti Irani.

Amid the raging controversy over the alleged leaked objectionable videos of Chandigarh University students, University authorities claimed that no ...

It is a very sensitive matter and relates to the dignity of our sisters and daughters," said the Minister in a Twitter post. Apart from the video of one student, no other video has come to our notice," he added. The DC Mohali and SSP have been ordered to conduct a thorough enquiry into the entire incident. I humbly request all the students of Chandigarh University to remain calm. "It is a matter of a video being shot by a girl student and circulated. Protesting students alleged that a student made videos of girl students while taking a bath in the hostel. The protesting students also claimed that after the videos went viral, girl students living in the hostel attempted suicide. I appeal to all of you to avoid rumours," said "Sad to hear about the incident of Chandigarh University. The statement said Chandigarh University is fully cooperating with police in the investigation. During the preliminary investigation conducted by the University, there have been no videos found of any student which are objectionable except a personal video shot by a girl which was shared by herself her boyfriend." [Chandigarh University](/topic/chandigarh-university) said, "There are rumours that seven girls have committed suicide whereas the fact is that no girl has attempted any such step.

Chandigarh: Donning black T-shirts, students of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali district continued to protest demanding justice over the alleged ...

Requesting the students to maintain calm, Minister of School Education Harjot Singh Bains said, “The guilty will not be spared. Hope police gets into action and sets an example against the culprits.” No girl has been admitted to the hospital,” he said. During the preliminary investigation conducted by the university, only one personal video was found which was shot by a girl who shared it with her boyfriend,” Bawa said in a statement. Also, he said, so far there is no evidence of the video going viral. There is no evidence of that so far.

The Punjab Police top brass along with senior officials of Mohali district administration on Sunday met a group of women students of a private university ...

Deo added that even if any video was deleted from the accused's phone, “there is a possibility to forensically recover them. The students needed a clarification on whether the accused's phone had videos of other girls. No other video has been found which can be called objectionable except for the girl's own videos.” Deo further said three to four women students spotted the accused in common washroom where she was taking some pictures with her phone “which they thought she was taking from underneath the bathroom door... “I want to clarify that the students are now happy because their concerns have been addressed. As the additional DG holding charge of women and child affairs, I was deputed to interact with the students because many rumours were circulating about this case.

One in Chandigarh University Late in the night, the situation became uncontrollable when a girl student made a video of other girl students while taking a ...

Rest of the girl students have been admitted to the hospital. Because of this, the anger of the students flared up and they reached the university late at night. The students created a lot of ruckus in front of the university. Due to this incident, 8 girl students living in the hostel have tried to commit suicide. According to sources, the condition of one of the girl students who committed suicide is critical. There has been a lot of uproar in the university after this incident came to light.

Chandigarh: The prime accused in the Chandigarh University video leak row was arrested from the Himachal Pradesh capital on Sunday, police said.

The student, who was earlier arrested by the police, had purportedly sent some nude images and videos to her male friend in Shimla and these were leaked. Chandigarh University in Punjab’s Mohali district has been witnessing strong student protests since Saturday night after it was reported that a woman student leaked obscene videos of several occupants of the girl’s hostel online. Chandigarh: The prime accused in the Chandigarh University video leak row was arrested from the Himachal Pradesh capital on Sunday, police said.

Donning black T-shirts, students of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali district continued to protest demanding justice over the alleged 'leaked ...

More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. [Punjab](/topic/punjab) Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tweeted, "The #chandigarhuniversity incident is shameful. No girl has been admitted to the hospital," he said. We all, including the media, should be very very cautious." Hope police gets into action and sets an example against the culprits." Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. During the preliminary investigation conducted by the university, only one personal video was found which was shot by a girl who shared it with her boyfriend," Bawa said in a statement. Also, he said, so far there is no evidence of the video going viral. There is no evidence of that so far. There is no video of other students made by her.

What is IPC 354C Voyeurism? Any man who watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have ...

genitals are exposed or covered only in underwear; or the victim is using a lavatory; or the victim is doing a private act that is not of a kind ordinarily done in public. At the behest of the perpetrator or disseminates such image’ shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year, but which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine, and be punished on a second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years, but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Any man who watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed either by the perpetrator or by any other person

"I am in touch with the administration," said Mann while appealing to people not to believe rumours. PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Increase in private consumption and higher capacity utilisation in the current year has reinvigorated the investment cycle, the finance ministry said, counting positives as it highlighted a relatively bright outlook on India’s economic growth. All should act with patience," he said in a tweet in Hindi. All the culprits involved in this will get the harshest punishment. "In Chandigarh University, a girl recorded objectionable videos of several girl students and made them viral. [IPC](/topic/ipc)section 354-C (voyeurism) and the [IT Act](/topic/it-act)has been registered and the woman student has been apprehended. [Chief Minister](/topic/chief-minister)Bhagwant [Mann](/topic/mann)on Sunday ordered a probe and expressed anguish over the incident at [Chandigarh University](/topic/chandigarh-university)following "rumours" that some objectionable videos of several female students were recorded by a woman student.

Police said the girl appeared to have shared a video of herself with the youth from Shimla and no objectionable video of any other student was found.

[shared only a video of herself](https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/chandigarh-accused-girl-leaked-only-her-video-with-boyfriend-say-cops-101663508175559.html) with the youth and no objectionable video of any other student was found. Police said the girl appeared to have shared a video of herself with the youth from Shimla and no objectionable video of any other student was found. The 23-year-old man, a resident of Rohru, was initially detained by the Shimla Police and later handed over to their Punjab counterparts.

Amid the raging controversy over the alleged 'leak' of objectionable videos from Chandigarh University's campus, Punjab Police arrested a female student and ...

Stating that the accused had been arrested in Himachal Pradesh, the police said, "Himachal Pradesh Police reacted to the request of Punjab Police with sensitivity and professionalism. The DSW ( Department of Student Welfare ) of Chandigarh University appealed and requested the students to form a committee and that the university was ready to hold talks with regard to the controversy. The police quashed reports that MMS clips were leaked online and maintained that there is only one video of the accused herself. Snubbing rumours about the death of any student on campus in relation to the controversy, the university said that the video had been leaked by a girl student, who herself sent the video to one of her friends. The protesting students alleged that the girl used her mobile to make videos of students taking a bath. Hours after hundreds of students from the university took out a demonstration and protests broke out, ADGP Community Affairs Division Gurpreet Deo said, "A man from Shimla is known to the accused girl. Mohali Police probed the accused girl student after registering a case under the IT Act. As per sources, the girl from Rohru (Shimla) made videos of other girls at CU and later shared them with her friend Sahil, who runs a cosmetics shop in Rohru. The accused girl's friend, identified as a resident of Shimla, has been arrested. On the other hand, students alleged that the university had been concealing the 'truth'. Amid the raging controversy over the alleged 'leak' of objectionable videos from Chandigarh University's campus, Punjab Police arrested a female student and her friend, a resident of Shimla, on Sunday. Hundreds of students held out protests at Chandigarh University campus in Mohali following claims of a female student making and circulating objectionable videos of several female hostel inmates.

Chandigarh authorities will stand by the students and will make sure justice is served in the alleged Chandigarh video leak scandal, the university VC said.

The Chandigarh university witnessed widespread demonstrations on September 18 after several girl students alleged that their private videos were 'leaked' by a hostel student. "We are here to give you justice and planning to form a committee of officials and 10 students who will raise all your concerns and we will consider them professionally," the university official said and further added, "The investigations are on. The university students also alleged that some university mates attempted suicide after the videos were made viral.

Standoff between protesting students and police continues over 30 hours after the incident; university students junk police theory that the accused only ...

We request the authorities to ensure proper safety measures for the hostel residents,” he said. They also sought an inquiry into the lathicharge on students on late Saturday night. The SSP said as tempers were running high, heavy police force had been deployed on the campus to avert any untoward incident. The campus gates were sealed shut, barring entry of anyone, except mediapersons, who were also told to present identity cards. A call for protest was also made and hundreds of students, including boys from other hostels, gathered outside the hostel around 9 pm. Interacting with senior officers of police and civil administration, and university authorities, the students demanded that the stringent hostel timings be relaxed and a student body be constituted on the lines of Panjab University.

Chandigarh University row: The police in two states - Punjab and Himachal Pradesh - got involved in the matter. | Latest News India.

Later, the police and the university made it clear that the accused had shared only her video with her friend. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday had ordered a high-level probe in the matter, condemning the incident. Later, cops and the university clarified that only one video by the girl student, who is the key accused in the case, was sent to a man in Shimla. Initial inputs had suggested that videos of 60 girl students were allegedly shared by the accused with her friend in Himachal Pradesh. A third accused was held on Sunday night in the case - a 31-year-old man from Shimla. "The issue has been a communication gap. Three demands of the students that have been heeded are: a 10-member committee of students will be given updates in the case, the warden of the hostel - where the incident happened - would be suspended, and a checking of the girls’ hostel would be done. Demonstrations were reported on the Ludhiana Highway too early on Sunday morning. First-year students have taken their own stand to not come in front of the media as they are freshers, just completed Class 12th,” Arvinder Kang, director, student Welfare of the Chandigarh University, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Three people - a girl student of the varsity and two men - have been held so far in the matter amid huge public anger. The stir ended at 1:30 am on Monday after the assurances from the concerned authorities at the Chandigarh University. The varsity has also assured that they would replace the mobile phones of students, broken during the demonstrations, and doors in the girls hostel washrooms would be replaced.

Director of Student Welfare of Chandigarh University Arvinder Kang told news agency ANI, “The Police had a chat today with students. They are satisfied now.

They said that the accused sent her videos only to the person, and no other girls’ videos were sent or found on the recovered devices. Furthermore, a special investigation team of Mohali Police has been formed to investigate the case. The doors of the washrooms in the girls’ hostel would be replaced. Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Talwar has ordered a magisterial probe in the matter. However, later Police and Chandigarh University administration said that the accused girl sent videos of herself only, and they did not find videos of any other girl on her mobile in the preliminary investigation. The students had been protesting over the alleged video leak case where a female student at the University allegedly sent nude videos of other female students to a man in Shimla.

Amid a stir after the alleged leak of objectionable videos from the girls' hostel of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali, the varsity has been shut for ...

She had reportedly said that she had made videos of some girls and sent them to a youth in Shimla. The 23-year accused, resident of Rohru has been handed over to them," read a statement of Shimla Police. The girl student of Chandigarh University in Mohali has also been arrested by police. "The issue has been of communication gap. Protesting students alleged that a student made videos of girl students while taking a bath in the hostel. The protesting students also claimed that after the videos went viral, girl students living in the hostel attempted suicide.

The caller from the foreign number has allegedly asked the girls to stop protesting or their videos will be made viral. Many students vacated the hostel on ...

The caller from the foreign number has allegedly asked the girls to stop protesting or their videos will be made viral. Many students vacated the hostel on Monday citing security, safety and privacy concerns at the varsity.

Following massive protests on September 17 and 18, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann has ordered a probe into the allegations of students' private videos ...

They then reported the matter to the warden and subsequently the police were informed". The women's rights body has also written to Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh University to take stringent action against the culprits in accordance with the law and investigate the matter extensively. No girl has been admitted to hospital in the incident, he said. University authorities also rejected as "false and baseless" reports that claimed videos of several women students in the varsity hostel were made and leaked on social media and that distraught students had attempted to take their own lives. In a statement, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said its chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to the Director General of Police of Punjab to deal with the matter strictly and without any laxity. DC Talwar also assured the students that no protesting student will be rusticated from the college. "It is our duty to clear every apprehension of the children," he said. The Punjab police have arrested the woman, and the 23-year-old man said to be her boyfriend was apprehended in Himachal Pradesh and handed over to the Punjab police. Further, in the wake of the protests, Punjab State Women Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati visited the university campus. They also demanded that the statements of those students whose videos were allegedly leaked be recorded before the student council. Protests rocked the campus of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali Saturday night over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded by a hosteller and leaked. Tension prevailed on campus as students questioned the management’s stance on the issue, and demanded an apology from the police and district administration for calling the allegations “rumours”.

Following massive protests by Chandigarh University students over leaked videos of women students, the administration accepted their demands and also called ...

[ high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident.](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bhagwant-mann-orders-probe-chandigarh-university-leaked-video-row-2001697-2022-09-18) "Sad to hear of the incident at Chandigarh University. Following a day-long protest, speculation was rife about the university trying to conceal the truth. I appeal to students and parents not to believe any rumours," the pro-chancellor said. Moreover, it was captured and circulated by the accused. In further action taken by the varsity, two hostel wardens have been suspended. The students alleged that videos of nearly 60 girls taking baths in the hostel were leaked.

After protests rocked the Chandigarh University campus in Punjab's Mohali over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded ...

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Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Monday said that on the directions of CM Bhagwant Mann, a three-member all-women SIT would investigate the Chandigarh University ...

He also urged the people to rely only on authentic channels for information and not get swayed by the rumours being spread on social media platforms. He also expressed gratitude to the Himachal Pradesh DGP and police for extending all cooperation to Punjab Police. [ 3-member all-women SIT to investigate Chandigarh University video leak case](/news/chandigarh/3-member-all-women-sit-to-investigate-chandigarh-university-case-433260)

All-women special investigation team, led by senior IPS officer Gurpreet Kaur Deo, to look into allegations of objectionable videos of girl students being ...

Meanwhile, protests by students that rocked the campus of the private university in Punjab’s Mohali district adjoining Chandigarh since Saturday night were called off early on Monday morning after the authorities assured their demands would be met. All three will be produced in a Mohali court later today. The DGP appealed to everyone to maintain peace and harmony.

Protests erupted on the campus of Chandigarh University, Gharuan, late on Saturday over “rumours” that objectionable videos of several girl students were ...

During a preliminary investigation by the university, no video was found from any student, except a personal video shot by a girl which she had shared with her boyfriend.” The sources said the girls were recently shifted to the building, which was earlier a boys’ hostel. In the video, the warden was purportedly heard asking the suspect as to why she made the videos of other girls and with whom she was sharing these? Further investigations are on.” Meanwhile, a video of the hostel warden purportedly grilling the suspect has gone viral on the social media even as the police refused to share details of the incident. Though hostel inmates alleged the girl was trying to shoot a video of other girls in the common washroom, we have not found any such video. The police arrested an MBA first-year student of the university under various provisions of the IT Act, while her friend and another person were held in Shimla.

Ppolice arrested a woman student, while a 23-year-old youth, stated to be her boyfriend, was held in Himachal Pradesh and handed over to the Punjab.

They then reported the matter to the warden and subsequently the police were informed". Soni said the arrested student's mobile phone has been seized for a forensic analysis and added that no suicide attempt by any student or death has occurred. University authorities also rejected as "false and baseless" reports that claimed videos of several women students in the varsity hostel were made and leaked on social media and that distraught students had attempted suicide. "It is our duty to clear every apprehension of the children," said Bhullar. The warden is then seen pointing towards some other women students who are also present, and could be heard saying, "Don't these girls have honour? Some students also alleged that the university was trying to enforce a dress code for female students. They ask her to tell the truth. Dr Arvinder Singh Kang, Director, Students Welfare of the University, tried to pacify the protesters. There was heavy deployment of police on the campus. Despite repeated efforts by the university authorities to end the fresh protest, students continued with it. They claimed the accused woman had admitted she had made the videos. The university has been shut till Saturday.

The Punjab Police has arrested three people, a female student of the varsity, her friend and his accomplice. The university has also suspended two hostel ...

The Punjab Police has arrested three people, a female student of the varsity, her friend and his accomplice. 01:12 AM IST: The Punjab Police on Sunday arrested a woman student of Chandigarh University after she allegedly made objectionable videos of hostel inmates public. Another 31-year-old person has been detained by Punjab Police from Dhalli Police Station in Shimla, in connection with the #ChandigarhUniversity alleged 'leaked objectional videos' row: Shimla Police https://t.co/FugmuN0Wzp— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2022 So far, authorities have nabbed three persons pertaining to the alleged making and circulation of objectionable videos of female students of the varsity. 01:13 AM IST: Amid the raging controversy over the alleged 'leak' of objectionable videos from Chandigarh University's campus, Punjab Police arrested a female student and her friend, a resident of Shimla, on Sunday. In a statement, DGP Punjab Police said, "On directions of CM Bhagwant Mann a three-member all-women SIT to investigate Chandigarh University case, under the supervision of senior IPS officer Gurpreet Deo. On directions of CM @BhagwantMann a three-member all-women SIT to investigate #ChandigarhUniversity case, under the supervision of senior IPS officer Gurpreet Deo.

In the latest update in the Chandigarh University video scandal, Punjab Women Commission has written a letter to Punjab DGP to depute senior officials for ...

Notably, the University has not issued a statement on whether a lack of security measures led to the incident. A foreign connection to the Chandigarh University video scandal case emerged after the allegations from certain girl students of the University. Notably, this comes after Punjab Women Commission chairperson Manisha Gulati visited Chandigarh University on Sunday amid the massive protests over the purported videos of hostel girls being leaked online.