Raichur: An unidentified individual has allegedly attempted to film videos of female students using a mobile phone from the girls toilet of the Rajlabanda Morarji Desai Backward Class Hostel in Manvi taluk of the district. The incident is reported to have taken place on December 19 at around 10 pm.
The hostel which is located on the Karadigudda Road, accommodates both boys and girls, and is run by the Government of Karnataka.
The incident came to light when a student noticed the mobile phone being placed from behind the window of the toilet . The student upon noticing the mobile phone immediately informed her classmates, and other boys at the hostel. In the meantime, Hostel warden Shankrappa, Principal and other boys who were at the scene went outside the hostel compound and tried to catch the young man.
The Hostel warden informed the police about the incident. The police who reached the spot later warned the people and youth present there that no one should come towards the women’s hostel.
On Saturday night, PI Veerabhadraiah Hiremath visited the Morarji Desai hostel and inspected the spot. Acting on the complaint given by Warden Shankrappa, a case has been registered against the suspicious person, and an investigation has been initiated.
