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Students in Andhra Pradesh protest about "hidden cameras" in the restrooms for girls; Minister Lokesh orders an investigation
Nara Lokesh, the minister of human resource development for Andhra Pradesh, ordered an investigation on Friday into reports that covert cameras were placed in a female students' restroom at this engineering institution.
The SR Gudlavalleru Engineering College incident surfaced on Friday, coinciding with the viral footage of students demanding justice that had been posted late Thursday.
"I've directed an investigation into claims of concealed cameras. Strict measures will be implemented to deal with the offenders and those accountable. According to a post on "X," Lokesh ordered officials to make sure that instances of this nature don't happen at institutions again.
The engineering college is situated in the Krishna district in Gudlavalleru.
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