Udupi Toilet Video row: BJP worker arrested for derogatory post

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, July 28, 2023: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, Shakuntala was taken into custody by the High Ground Police Station after she used abusive language against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Twitter while criticizing the Congress party. Concurrently, the state is reeling from the shocking incident at Udupi College, where female students allegedly recorded a video of another student in the college’s restroom.

The accused, Shakunthala, had shared a Congress leader’s tweet -  alleging the BJP was using the Udupi case as a political weapon -  with her own comments stating that if this happened to Siddaramaiah’s daughter-in-law or his wife. "Would you still say this?" she said.

The alleged derogatory posts against the Chief Minister were shared on Twitter and Facebook.

A complaint was filed at High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru, and the police arrested her after registering a case.

Three students have been accused of surreptitiously recording a video in the women’s toilet at a private professional training college in Udupi, Karnataka.

The incident came to light last week when an alert student discovered a mobile phone in the toilet and brought it to the attention of the college administration. An investigation into the device revealed no compromising content, and the student declined to file a police report.

However, the college administration reported the incident to the police and suspended the three on Sunday. The BJP held a huge protest march in Udupi on Friday urging stringent legal action against three girls who allegedly videograped acts of Hindu girls in college wash room.