Bengaluru Student Caught Recording Female Students In Washroom

In Bengaluru, a 21-year-old male college student was caught peeping into the campus toilets and recording women. The accused claimed to have 1,000 to 1,200 such visuals on his mobile phone.

According to the police, the People's Education Society (PES) University student who studies law and business was arrested just two days after he apologised for having committed the same offence.

Student Caught Recording Female Students

On the basis of a complaint made by V Krishna, dean (of student affairs) at PES University, the police have charged the accused Shubham M. Azad with sexual harassment, voyeurism, and stalking in accordance with the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Additionally, he was accused of violating Information Technology Act sections 66(e) and 67(a). According to the police, an arrest is imminent for him.

Azad is a fifth-semester undergraduate studying legislative law and business administration (BBA LLB).

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The incident was brought to the attention of the college administration by two female students on November 13. According to authorities, the students discovered two of the restrooms to be locked, and as they waited, they noticed a man peeping from the top of one of the closed restrooms. The accused fled the restroom after the two students banged on the door and demanded he come outside.

The university administration looked at the CCTV footage in response to the complaint and discovered Azad inside the restroom. On November 16, he was called into the office, where he admitted to recording female students as they used the restroom. The accused reportedly told police that he had a folder on his phone with between 1,000 and 1,200 images and videos of female students.

Azad apologised in writing to the college and promised to never do it again after receiving a warning. But on November 18 and 19, he once again followed female students into the restroom to record them on his phone.

The police officials revealed that they have initiated a probe into the incident.