[UPDATE at 11am: No assault took place on campus on Saturday or overnight. The police are investigating the 19-year-old student who filed the false report. More in our latest article here:]

Overnight, from about 1am, reports emerged on social media about a developing incident that allegedly took place in the vicinity of Hall 16 at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

The NTU Student Union sent an Instagram story from their account that urged everyone on campus to "stay indoors", because of a "reported case of assault".

Police cars were photographed in a cluster along a road off Nanyang Walk, where Halls of Residence 3 and 16 are located.

Officers from the Gurkha contingent were also photographed speaking to what appeared to be students on campus.

On Sunday morning, the university in a tweet sought to assure students that there was "no cause for concern" for their safety on campus.

The University would like to assure all students that there is no cause for concern for their safety on campus. NTU is working with the police and an official statement will be issued later today.

— NTU Singapore (@NTUsg) December 15, 2019

"The University would like to assure all students that there is no cause for concern for their safety on campus. NTU is working with the police and an official statement will be issued later today."

Mothership is in touch with the police and NTU and will update when any further official information is made known.

Read the original story here:

https://mothership.sg/2019/12/ntu-stay-assault

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