Bengaluru man arrested for filming women without consent, triggered by viral Instagram complaint
Bengaluru: A man has been arrested for allegedly operating an Instagram account that posted videos and photographs of women without their knowledge or consent in Bengaluru’s Church Street area. The arrest was made after a woman’s Instagram post highlighted her experience with the account. After her post went viral police initiated the case suo motu.
26-years-old accused Gurdeep Singh, is an unemployed hotel management graduate and was arrested from his house located in the KR Puram area, where he lives with his brother.
Through an Instagram account Singh had been uploading video clips recorded in public spaces along Church Street which is a bustling and popular pedestrian zone in central Bengaluru. Many of the clips featured women walking by, appearing unaware they were being recorded. In several clips the camera discreetly followed the women, often under the pretext of capturing “street chaos.”
The matter garnered attention after a woman shared her concern and frustration through an Instagram post. She alleged that she was filmed without her knowledge and consent and she mentioned that getting the video removed through Instagram’s reporting tools had been unsuccessful.
“This person walks around Church Street pretending to film the 'chaos,’ but in reality, all they do is follow women and record them without their consent. It happened to me. And I’m sure many others have no idea they’ve been filmed too. Just because my account is public doesn’t mean I consent to be filmed publicly. That is not how consent works,” she said.
She also reported receiving vulgar messages online after the video surfaced.
While the police officials informed that due to the platform’s internal policies, efforts to take down the Instagram account in question have become complicated, the authorities are now preparing to seek judicial intervention to compel Meta, Instagram's parent company, to remove the content and assist them in investigation.
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Pune airport runway restored after IAF aircraft snag; ops resume
Pune (PTI): The runway at Pune airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational, the Air Force said on Saturday.
The authorities at the Pune International Airport had earlier said that around 10.25 pm on Friday, a fighter aircraft experienced an undercarriage failure during landing, causing the runway to be blocked.
As many as 91 flights of airlines, including IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, Akasa, and Air India Express, were affected due to the incident, they said.
Earlier on Friday night, the Air Force had stated that the runway at Pune airport was temporarily unavailable following an incident involving one of its fighter aircraft. The aircrew are safe, and there is no damage to civil property, it had said.
"The runway at Pune Airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational. All necessary safety inspections and clearances have been completed. Operations are resuming in a phased manner," it said in a post on X.
Flight operations at Pune airport are being gradually restored. The situation has been brought under control with the highest priority given to the safety of citizens, a Defence PRO said.
