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Bengaluru Neighbor Arrested After Woman Says She Was Filmed Bathing

Police cite voyeurism under India’s new criminal code to spotlight privacy risks in rental housing.

Overview

  • Mahadevapura police arrested the neighbor, identified as Karthik, after they found a bathroom video on his phone.
  • The 23-year-old software engineer said she spotted someone recording through a window at her Garudacharpalya home and filed a complaint the next day.
  • A court remanded Karthik to judicial custody after officers registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Sections 77 and 79 of that code cover secretly filming a woman in a private act and using words or acts meant to insult her modesty.
  • Police said they recovered only one objectionable clip, and the woman fears it could later appear on social media.