Hidden Camera CaseNeed to have more hostels for girls by Rajay Deep
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 2In view of the recent case of discovery of a CCTV installed in a bathroom of two PG girl students, the students’ political parties have raised the issue of arrangement of adequate hostels for girl students of Panjab University and other local colleges and institutions.
According to sources, Over 3,000 girls and 1,500 boys live in PG and other rented accommodations in the city because of the inadequate number of students’ hostels. Now after the CCTV incident, many of the girls are feeling insecure in their accommodations.
“In view of the latest CCTV case, it becomes the duty of the government to evolve some mechanism to curb such incidents. The construction of more hostels for girls can serve as the permanent solution to this problem”, said INSO president (PU campus), Deepak Hooda.
“The CCTV incident should act as an eye opener about security issue and UT Administration should chalk out some plan and arrangements”, said Archit Watts, spokesperson of the Students Organisation of Punjab University (SOPU).
Rajnish Kaur, a paying guest in Sector 38, said, “I feel very insecure over here but there is no other way left as I could not get room in any of the PU girls’ hostels.
I demand a fair and independent inquiry and strict action against those involved in this shameful act”.

Chandigarh Tribune September 3, 2007