Kerala MBBS student accused of allegedly morphing, circulating obscene photos of classmates
Thiruvananthapuram: A third-year MBBS student of Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, has been arrested for allegedly creating and sharing morphed obscene images of fellow female classmates on social media.
The accused was arrested on Tuesday based on complaints filed by two students. However, after being produced before a court, he was granted bail on Wednesday.
Following his release, more students approached the police with similar allegations. According to the police, eight complaints have been received so far, and two more cases have now been registered based on fresh complaints.
The new cases were registered after students of the Government Medical College staged a protest outside the police station on Wednesday, alleging a delay in the investigation. The protesters claimed that students were made to wait for several hours at the Medical College police station for the police to record their statements.
The students further alleged that despite multiple complaints against the accused, the police were not taking prompt action. According to the protesters, police initially told them that no additional FIRs could be registered because the accused had already secured bail in the existing case. The students demanded that separate cases be registered for each complaint.
They also alleged that the complainants' statements were not recorded even after they had waited at the police station since morning. According to the students, the police asked them to return the next morning, saying their statements could not be recorded late at odd hours. This led to an intensified protest, following which the police, acting on directions from senior officials, registered the new cases against the accused, as per TNIE report.
Police said the student would be arrested in connection with the newly registered cases. His mobile phone is being examined to determine whether he targeted more people in a similar manner. Investigators are also scrutinising his social media accounts as part of the ongoing probe.
