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Student Held Over Allegedly Morphed College Photos in Thrikkakara
A college student in Thrikkakara was taken into police custody.
Police say he changed photos and videos of teachers and female students.
They allege he shared the altered material on Telegram and Instagram.
The police complaint says he had been collecting photos and videos since 2025.
Students protested because they believed the college management did not handle the matter properly.
They also said other people might have been involved.
The principal denied protecting the student.
She said the college investigated, filed a police complaint, and dismissed him after finding the allegation appeared credible.
Thrikkakara police took second-year student Sreehari S into custody on Thursday.
Police allege he morphed teachers’ and female students’ photos and videos.
The material was allegedly uploaded to Telegram and Instagram and circulated in groups.
Students protested, alleging management helped him leave and protected him.
The principal said the college filed a complaint, dismissed the student, and followed due procedure.
- Who
- Sreehari S, a second-year BBA Logistics student at Bharath Matha College, and the college’s teachers and female students.
- What
- Police took the student into custody over allegations that he morphed and uploaded photos and videos.
- Where
- Thrikkakara, Kochi, at and around Bharath Matha College.
- When
- The case was registered on Wednesday night, and the student was taken into custody on Thursday; the report is dated September 3.
- Why
- A complaint was filed after the college learned of the alleged social-media uploads.
Students’ allegations
Management’s response
Handling of the student
Students’ allegations
Students alleged that college authorities helped Sreehari leave the premises and protected him.
Management’s response
Principal in-charge Soumya Thomas said the student’s parents were called and a local guardian took him home because the parents were far away.
Disciplinary response
Students’ allegations
Students protested over what they described as management lapses and alleged that more people were involved.
Management’s response
The principal said committees, including the Discipline Committee, were convened after the allegation appeared credible, and that the college filed a police complaint and dismissed the student.
Timing of action
Students’ allegations
The protest reflected students’ view that the college had not acted appropriately at the outset.
Management’s response
The principal said the college could not act before guilt was established without following due procedure.
Key facts
- Accused
- Sreehari S, a second-year BBA Logistics student
- College
- Bharath Matha College, Thrikkakara
- Police station
- Thrikkakara police station
- Alleged activity
- Morphing photographs and videos of teachers and female students
- Platforms named
- Telegram and Instagram
- Alleged period
- The FIR says the student had been taking photographs and videos since 2025
- College action
- The principal said the student was dismissed and a police complaint was filed
Quotes
Soumya Thomas
Principal in-charge of Bharath Matha College, Thrikkakara
“The very next morning, I arrived at the college and inquired whether there was any factual truth to the matter. Once it was prima facie evident that there was merit to it, committees including the Discipline Committee were convened. It was decided to file a police complaint against the student, and the student was dismissed.”
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“The previous day, as soon as such an allegation arose, the student’s parents were called. Since the parents were far away, they sent a local guardian, who then took the student home.”
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