Hidden camera found in women’s washroom in Chandigarh PG; girl, male accomplice arrested
Chandigarh, Nov 30: A woman and her male accomplice were arrested after a spy camera was found installed in the geyser of a women's washroom at a rented house here, police said.
The accused were arrested on Wednesday after preliminary investigations, police said. The owner of the rented accommodation had reported the matter to the police.
Police said the device had allegedly been installed by one of the young woman, who had moved to the house a few days ago where four other women too lived on rent. She had installed the device allegedly on the request of her male accomplice who had given it to her, police said.
After another woman living on rent at the accommodation noticed the device, she informed the house owner, who later called the police and a complaint was lodged.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Chandigarh Police DSP Gurmukh Singh said three days ago they received a complaint in the matter from a young woman living on rent in Sector 22 here.
She stated that she works in Chandigarh and had been staying at the house for the past three years. "A few days ago, she noticed that some device had been installed in the washroom's geyser and suspected that it could be a hidden camera.
"She first spoke to the owner of the house who later reported the matter to the police," the Deputy Superintendent of Police said.
After preliminary inquiry, an FIR was registered in the matter under IPC sections 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 354 C (voyeurism) and under the provisions of the IT Act.
He said during investigations, police also traced the shop from where the device was purchased.
"It was found that one of the women living at the rented accommodation had fitted it. We arrested her. Her male accomplice, who lives in Sector 20 here, has also been arrested.
"We questioned both in detail. We have sent their mobile phones and the device for forensic examination. The arrested accused woman said her male accomplice asked her to fit the instrument. What was the real purpose behind the whole thing that is still under investigation," he said.
When asked what kind of device it was, Singh said, "it was kind of a spy camera". The house owner told reporters that he has given only three rooms on rent. "The girl who has been caught had come to live on rent only four days ago," he said.
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Rahul Gandhi joins Haryana Congress leader's 'Sadbhav Yatra' in Gurugram
Gurugram (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined the 'Sadbhav Yatra' of Haryana Congress leader Brijendra Singh here.
Gandhi, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, reached Gurugram in the evening and joined the yatra. He also walked some distance with Brijendra, state Congress chief Rao Narender Singh and other leaders.
Huge crowds had turned up for the occasion.
Later, Gandhi proceeded to the venue where he addressed a public gathering.
Leader of Opposition in Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other Congress leaders, including Randeep Singh Surjewala, B K Hariprasad, state Congress chief Rao Narender Singh, were also present.
Brijendra Singh had on Thursday said it is a matter of joy for them that Gandhi was joining the 'Sadbhav Yatra' in Gurugram-Badshahpur, "thereby strengthening the Indian National Congress' campaign for brotherhood and harmony".
The 'Sadbhav Yatra' began from Danoda village at Narwana in Jind on October 5, 2025, and has covered 85 of the 90 assembly segments in the state.
The foot march was started by Brijendra Singh, son of Congress veteran Birender Singh, to highlight several national and regional issues.
State Congress chief Rao Narender Singh had asked all party leaders to take part in Friday's event.
Days before his yatra began in October, Brijendra Singh, who narrowly lost the 2024 assembly polls from Jind's Uchana Kalan, accused the ruling BJP of playing "divisive politics" and said that "sadbhav" (harmony) has come under stress in the last decade.
Brijendra Singh was a sitting MP from Hisar for the BJP when he resigned ahead of the 2024 general election and switched over to the Congress. He also alleged that the saffron party creates a wedge in society to achieve its political purpose.
The 'padyatra' has so far covered 85 assembly constituencies in Haryana, traversing more than 2,700 kilometres.
Addressing the public gathering, Brijendra Singh said the yatra is inspired by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, where he took the party's vision and values directly to the people of the country.
Singh said the yatra has highlighted issues like "Vote Chori" (vote theft), unemployment, poor law and order situation, agrarian distress, and issues related to government employees, labourers and traders.
"Sadbhav (harmony) and bhaichara (brotherhood), which the BJP is attempting to weaken, are the messages of this yatra," he said, adding that its slogan is "Congress ka haath bhaichara ka saath".
"This yatra is a natural extension of the Bharat Jodo Yatra," Brijendra Singh said.
