Indian police say the man used a spy camera fitted to his shoe to take photos and videos of women PHOTO: AFP
According to police, the manager of a shop caught him moving close to women who were wearing short skirts and placing his right foot near them. The man tried to escape when the manager confronted him and was caught by mall guards who found the camera in his shoe and called the police.
Read: Indian minister complains of 'secret' CCTV in women's changing room
The police said they recovered almost a dozen video clips from the 34-year-old-man’s camera and a case was filed against him for "stalking" and "watching or capturing an image of a woman engaging in a private act". However, the man has been released on bail.
After questioning, the police found that the man had gotten the idea to use a spy camera, which he had purchase online from popular websites and had used it to capture obscene photographs of women. He had visited the same mall on many occasions before as well.
Read: Alleged filming of female customers: Tracking hidden cameras in changing rooms
Further, the police also confiscated his mobile phone and laptop and are trying to discover whether he took the photos and videos for himself or if he uploaded them on the internet.
This article originally appeared on BBC
1732954110-0/Untitled-design-(13)1732954110-0-270x192.webp "bashar al assad s forces lose control of majority of syria s aleppo province")
1732952041-0/Untitled-design-(12)1732952041-0-270x192.webp "south indian actress samantha ruth prabhu s father passes away")
COMMENTS (3)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ