VIJAYWADA: Students at a private engineering college in Gudivada, Krishna district, staged a midnight protest after discovering hidden cameras in the girls’ hostel washrooms.
The protest was sparked by allegations that a final-year B.Tech student had been selling videos captured by the hidden cameras, with the assistance of another student.
Police intervened to control the situation, seizing a laptop and cellphone from one of the students.
The protesting students, gathered on the hostel premises, claimed that hidden cameras had been installed in the girls’ washrooms.
They expressed their outrage by chanting ‘we want justice’ and using the torchlights on their mobile phones.
According to sources, a final-year B.Tech student named Vijay was accused by his peers of selling videos captured by the hidden cameras.
In response, some students attempted to attack him. Police, who arrived at the hostel after being notified, managed to control both junior and senior students and questioned Vijay.
The tense situation at the engineering college persisted until 3:30 am.