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Osmania University Female Students Allege Security Breach at Hostel, Stage Protest – News18


Curated By: Sukanya Nandy

Last Updated: January 27, 2024, 12:12 IST

Both female and male students started a protest alleging a lack of security at the Osmania university’s girls’ hostel (Image: ANI)

Osmania University students staged a protest by gathering at the campus against an alleged security breach at the women’s hostel in Secunderabad on Friday night

Female PG students of Osmania University alleged there was a security breach at the women’s hostel in Secunderabad on Friday night. The students staged a protest against it on Saturday by gathering at the campus. They started raising slogans “We want justice”.

According to media reports, two men entered the Secunderabad Osmania PG Ladies Hostel on Friday night and attempted to assault the students. According to the police, the students inside the ladies’ restroom caught hold of one of the intruders and handed him over to the police. They are currently probing the matter.

Both female and male students started a protest alleging a lack of security at the university’s girls’ hostel. They conducted a sit-in demonstration and demanded better security measures as well as the installation of CCTV cameras to monitor the campus.

The Osmania University principal has assured that the varsity will take action against the matter and address the issue with appropriate measures soon.

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Cases of security breaches in women’s hostels across colleges in India have been a growing concern among students for the past few years. In 2022, a worker of the IIT Bombay canteen was arrested by the police for allegedly peeping into the hostel bathrooms. The accused was caught after a female student spotted him at the duct of her hostel bathroom and alerted the authorities. The man had allegedly climbed the duct pipe. The students also alleged that the canteen worker had filmed videos of the students while they were in the bathroom.





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