*Update at 10:30am: The Police are investigating a 19-year-old student at NTU for providing false information regarding claims of an assault. No assault or crime had happened on campus, police have confirmed to Mothership. More in this article:*

*Update at 9am: NTU has assured students that there is "no cause for concern for their safety on campus"*

Multiple police cars were spotted on the premises of Nanyang Technological University on Dec. 14, 2019.

According to several hall residents in NTU, loud noises were also allegedly heard at around midnight.

The noise was described as sounding like a "shotgun".

Cars exiting NTU premises were also reportedly searched.

Mothership understands that a message was sent and circulated among some NTU students urging everyone who were "currently in NTU to stay indoors".

This was due to a "recent reported case of assault" that took place on campus.

Here's an Instagram Story posted by NTU Student Union at around 1.45am on Dec. 15.

Photos of officers from the Gurkha contingent speaking to students on campus were circulated as well.

Mothership understands that the officers spotted on campus dressed in camouflage uniforms were not from the military, but from the Gurkha contingent.

Mothership also understands that residents from at least one hall received a message regarding "some fugitives" on "the loose" in NTU and advised residents to stay in their rooms for the night.

We have reached out to the relevant parties and will update the story when more info is made known.

Image from NTU.SU instagram/circulated photo via whatsapp