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Women at UoP hostel say CCTV robs their freedom
Updated On: 07 February, 2011 08:36 AM IST | | Alifiya Khan
Students keep causing damage to electronic eye meant for their security, say having cameras at hostel gates boils down to moral policing
Students keep causing damage to electronic eye meant for their security, say having cameras at hostel gates boils down to moral policing
Fed up of not being able to control boyfriends sneaking into the women's hostel and unauthorised entry of other visitors, the University of Pune (UoP) some time ago put up CCTV cameras at the main gate of the Savitribai Phule Girls' Hostel on the campus. But students are not too kicked about the idea of an electronic eye monitoring their every move and have tried damaging the security apparatus.
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