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Pune Police Book TV Reporter in Lodge Voyeurism Case

The case spotlights concerns over misuse of sting claims to excuse invasions of privacy.

Overview

  • The FIR, which police registered Friday at Vishrambaug station, cites Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 77 for voyeurism and Section 3(5) for acts done with common intention.
  • The complaint says the group rented adjacent rooms at Ajay Lodge on April 8 and recorded a woman through a net above a partition as she changed clothes.
  • Reports identify the accused TV reporter as Rohan or Rohit Kadam from a Marathi channel, and police say he was beaten when he tried to run after staff confronted him.
  • Three other journalists are mentioned in the complaint but are not named in the FIR, and police state the investigation is ongoing.
  • The Pune Union of Working Journalists condemned the conduct and met senior officers, while NCP leader Rupali Thombre Patil alleged a larger extortion plot and an initial delay in filing the case.