A day after female students at SR Gudlavalleru Engineering College in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh launched protests against the alleged voyeurism in the hostel washroom, the local police on Friday (30th August) have ruled out the existence of any ‘hidden cameras.’
The cops also clarified that no incriminating evidence in the form of obscene photos or videos was found in the laptop and cell phone of the engineering student Vijay Kumar, who was arrested in the aftermath of the protests.
While speaking about the matter, Krishna district SP R Gangadhar Rao said, “Police found no concealed cameras in the washrooms of the girls’ hostel premises as of Friday.”
“Police also examined the laptops, mobile phones, and other electronic devices belonging to the suspects in the presence of both students and college staff. However, no incriminating evidence was found,” he emphasised.
In the meantime, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted with only female police officers to further probe the case.
Students accuse college management of intimidation
The students have now accused the management of SR Gudlavalleru Engineering College of ‘covering-up’ the case.
They claimed that the college authorities threatened them against lodging complaints over the alleged discovery of ‘hidden cameras.’
“We (students) don’t have faith in the college management as it has been trying to hush up the matter (alleged hidden cameras issue) for the past three days. The college management threatened to act against us if we complain over this issue,” they said in a statement.
The students have called off their protests after assurance from Andra Pradesh Mines Minister, K Ravindra. They will however attend classes only after the completion of the investigation.
In the aftermath of the incident, security measures have been enhanced at the college.
