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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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
