A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Delhi’s Shakarpur after he allegedly used spy cameras hidden in bulbs to film a woman tenant in the bathroom and bedroom, police have said.

The woman, who is prepping for civil services entrance exams, lives alone in a rented accommodation in Shakarpur. The accused, Karan, is the landlord’s son and lives on another floor in the building. She left the keys with him when she visited her hometown in Uttar Pradesh.

According to senior police officer Apoorva Gupta, the woman has stated in her complaint to police that she recently noticed some unusual activity on her WhatsApp account. On checking devices linked to her WhatsApp account, she found an unknown laptop on the list. She promptly logged out.

Following this episode, the woman became cautious and suspected she was being snooped upon. She started searching her apartment for any surveillance devices, police said. “She found one camera installed in the bulb holder of her bathroom and alerted the police by making a PCR Call,” the senior officer said. The officer said a sub-inspector reached the woman’s place and searched it again and another camera was found installed in the bulb holder of her bedroom.

Asked if anyone else had access to her room, the woman told police that she often left the keys with Karan when she travelled.

During interrogation, Karan told the police that the woman had left the keys to the room with him when she visited her hometown three months back. “Seizing this opportunity, Karan purchased three spy cameras commonly available in electronics markets and installed one in her bedroom and one in her bathroom,” the police officer said.

These cameras cannot be operated online and the footage is stored in memory cards. So, Karan repeatedly asked the woman for keys on the pretext of electrical repairs in her room so that he could transfer the recorded videos to his laptop.

During the investigation, one spy camera and two laptops used to store the recorded videos were seized from Karan. The 30-year-old accused, who is a person with disability, now faces a case of voyeurism under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita. Under this law, he may be jailed for at least a year. Police have said further probe is on.

A 10-month-old girl was raped by a 30-year-old man in Gujarat’s Bharuch on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in Panoli village when the accused took the baby away when she was playing in the courtyard of her house. 

The accused, identified as Deepak Kumar Lalbabu Singh, sexually assaulted the infant while taking her to his home, Deputy Superintendent of Police Kushal Oza said. 

According to the police, the child’s mother works at a restaurant. The accused knew the infant and her family and had on many occasions, come to their house to play with her. On Sunday, when the infant was playing in her courtyard, the accused took her away and raped her not far from the house. 

The child’s grandmother heard her cries and rushed to find the baby bleeding and severely injured. Outraged locals apprehended the accused and handed him over to the police. Later, the child’s mother who rushed to the scene upon hearing the disturbing news, carried her baby to  Bharuch Civil Hospital, where her condition worsened due to the severe injuries. 

The police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita before arresting the accused and further legal proceedings are underway.

A medical examination of both the victim and the accused has been conducted as part of the investigation.

(With inputs from Mahendra Prasad) 
 

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