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Social media is abuzz with a new controversy involving three girls from Udupi district, Karnataka. According to a report, three students from a prestigious medical institute in Udupi were recently suspended for allegedly placing video cameras in the women's washrooms to secretly record their fellow students while showering or using the toilets.
As soon as this incident came to light, there were widespread protests by other students who were rightfully outraged over the blatant violation of privacy. They demanded strict action against the accused individuals, leading the optometry institute to promptly suspend the three students involved in the incident. The institute's director was quick to report the matter to the police on the morning of 20 July.
The suspension was based on two primary reasons cited by the institute's director. Firstly, the students had violated the college's ban on bringing mobile phones to the campus, and secondly, they misused these phones to create inappropriate videos within the washroom premises.
In response to the suspension of the students, a right-wing student organization known as the All College Student Power, operating in Karnataka, wrote a letter to the Udupi SP (Superintendent of Police) demanding legal action against the three Muslim students. They also threatened to stage protests if the college failed to file a complaint against the accused.
The situation escalated further when members of the All College Student Power appeared on news channels, making allegations that several Hindu women had become victims of this purported ""conspiracy."" However, the SP, Machhindra, clarified that there was no evidence to support this claim. In fact, a different video that was being circulated on social media to implicate the three Muslim students was proven to be from Tamil Nadu, not Udupi.
In light of these developments, the SP urged the public to refrain from spreading misinformation and rumors that were having negative impacts on the students, teachers, and society at large. It was crucial to maintain accuracy and sensitivity while dealing with such issues.
Subsequently, the All College Student Power posted a clarification on Twitter, acknowledging that the video being circulated was indeed from Tamil Nadu and not related to the incident in Udupi. They expressed gratitude to the police department for conducting a comprehensive investigation and urged everyone to avoid confusion and false claims.
The crucial question at hand is not about the religious background of the girls involved in this incident. What matters is the act itself, perpetrated by three individuals. It is unjust to associate an entire religion with the actions of a few individuals. Labeling these girls solely by their religion is unfair and misleading.

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00:00 Hello and welcome you are watching HW News English, I am Sourav George.
00:03 Social media is abuzz with a new controversy involving three girls from Udupi district
00:08 Karnataka.
00:09 According to a report, three students from a prestigious medical institute in Udupi were
00:14 recently suspended for allegedly placing video cameras in women's washroom to secretly record
00:20 their fellow students while showering or using the toilets.
00:24 As soon as this incident came to light, there were widespread protests by other students
00:28 who were rightfully outraged over the blatant violation of privacy.
00:32 They demanded strict action against the accused individuals, leading to Optometry Institute
00:37 to promptly suspend the three students involved in the incident.
00:40 The institute director was quick to report the matter to the police on morning 20th of
00:44 July.
00:45 The suspension was based on two primary reasons cited by the institute director.
00:50 First, the students have violated the college ban on bringing mobile phones to the campus
00:55 and secondly, they have misused their phones to create inappropriate video within the washroom
01:00 premises.
01:01 In response to the suspension of the students, a right-wing student organization known as
01:06 All College Student Power operating in Karnataka wrote a letter to the Udupi SP demanding legal
01:11 action against the three Muslim students.
01:14 They also threatened to stage protests if the college failed to file a complaint against
01:18 the accused.
01:19 The situation escalated further when members of All College Student Power appeared on news
01:24 channels making allegations that several Hindu women have become victims of this conspiracy.
01:30 However, the SP clarified that there was no evidence to support this claim.
01:35 In fact, a different video that was being circulated on social media to implicate the
01:39 three Muslim students was proven to be from Tamil Nadu, not Udupi.
01:43 In light of these developments, the SP urged the public to reframe from spreading misinformation
01:49 and rumors that were having a negative impact on the students, teacher and society at large.
01:56 It was crucial to maintain accuracy and sensitivity while dealing with such issues.
02:01 Subsequently, the All College Student Power posted a clarification on Twitter acknowledging
02:05 that the video being circulated was indeed from Tamil Nadu and not related to this incident
02:10 in Udupi.
02:11 They expressed gratitude to the police department for conducting a comprehensive investigation
02:16 and urged everyone to avoid confusion and false claims.
02:19 The crucial question at hand is not about the religious background of these girls involved
02:24 in this incident.
02:25 What matters is the act itself.
02:27 Perpetrated by three individuals, it is unjust to associate an entire religion with the actions
02:33 of a few individuals.
02:35 Labeling these girls solely by their religion is unfair and misleading.
02:40 In the virtual world, information spreads rapidly and in this case, the college authority
02:45 cannot simply dismiss it as a mere prank without proper investigation.
02:49 Determining whether this was an innocent prank or a serious crime is a matter for the administration
02:55 and the judiciary to decide.
02:56 It is essential for the police to explain why they did not take immediate action on
03:01 the incident that occurred on 28th July.
03:03 Ultimately, the focus should be on ensuring that the truth is uncovered and justice is
03:07 served rather than caste-blaming based on religion.
03:11 The responsible authorities must handle the situation impartially and take appropriate
03:15 action based on the evidence and legal consideration.
03:19 That's all on the topic.
03:20 Stay tuned with HW News English.
03:21 Thank you for joining us.
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