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Hans India
10-07-2025
- Hans India
Man arrested for slyly recording women in B'luru public places, had uploaded 45 videos
Bengaluru Police on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly recording videos of women in public places and uploading them on social media after presenting them in an objectionable manner. The accused has been identified as Gurudeep Singh. Banashankari police arrested him after registering a suo motu case. The action was initiated after one of the women featured in a video tagged the Bengaluru Police Department on Instagram and sought action. DCP (South) Lokesh Jagalasar stated that a person who used to shoot voyeuristic pictures and videos of women and post them online on Instagram has been arrested, based on a suo motu FIR registered at the Banashankari police station. The FIR was registered a couple of weeks ago. Police are currently in the process of taking down the accused's Instagram account, he said. According to police, the accused had been uploading videos of women recorded in public areas like Church Street, without their consent. A young woman, who claims to be one of the victims, took to Instagram to share her experience, sparking widespread outrage. The Instagram account, which claimed to showcase 'street scenes', contains videos of women taken without their knowledge, often zooming in on their bodies. One woman who reported the incident said she began receiving vulgar messages after a video featuring her was uploaded. She said that having a public Instagram profile or simply being in a public space does not amount to giving consent to be filmed. The accused has been booked under Section 78 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. The FIR states that the accused used to film women from the front and back in public places and uploaded 45 such videos on Instagram. 'By doing so, the accused has violated the privacy of women and harmed their dignity,' the FIR says. Further investigation is on.
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First Post
10-07-2025
- First Post
The outrage in Bengaluru over the Instagram account that post videos of women without consent
A Bengaluru woman recently flagged concerns over an Instagram account, which she alleged stalked and filmed several women at popular public places in the city without consent and posted their videos on the social media platform. Based on the complaint, police have arrested a 26-year-old man who runs the account read more A young woman recently found out that she was filmed without her knowledge while walking on Bengaluru's Church Street, all without consent. AI generated representative image In a troubling case that's left many in Bengaluru furious, a young woman recently found out that she was filmed without her knowledge while walking on Church Street — and the video was later posted on Instagram, where it racked up views and creepy comments. What's worse, she wasn't alone. The account behind the video had been uploading similar clips of women across the city, all without consent. Despite repeatedly asking for the video to be taken down and even reporting the account, the woman says nothing was done. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Police have now arrested the man running the page. However, they say their attempts to remove the video from the platform haven't worked so far, blaming Instagram's internal content policies for the delay. Here's a closer look at what happened. 'Pretend to film 'chaos', stalk women' The whole episode came to light when a Bengaluru student took to Instagram to raise concerns about an account that had been uploading reels of women walking along Church Street — all without their knowledge or consent. In a video she posted on her own profile, the woman called out the account, writing in the caption, 'This person walks around Church Street pretending to film the 'chaos', but in reality, all they do is follow women and record them without their consent.' She said the page, @IndianWalk, which claimed to be showcasing everyday 'street fashion,' had more than 10,000 followers — but was in fact stalking women and secretly filming them. Many of the women in the videos looked visibly startled or seemed completely unaware they were being recorded. After one such video of her was posted, she said she began receiving vulgar messages from strangers online. 'Just because my account is public doesn't mean I consent to be filmed publicly. That is not how consent works. And this is not how you earn views or build engagement on Instagram,' she added in the caption. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The woman also tagged @blrcitypolice and @cybercrimecid in her post, noting that she couldn't tag the original page directly as it had already been reported. Who is the man behind the account? Following the woman's complaint, Bengaluru Police arrested 26-year-old Gurudeep Singh, who has been identified as the person running the Instagram account in question. Singh, a hotel management graduate who is currently unemployed, was picked up from his home in the KR Puram area of Bengaluru, where he lives with his brother, police said. Bengaluru Police arrested 26-year-old Gurudeep Singh, who has been identified as the person running the Instagram account in question. Image courtesy: News18 However, efforts to remove the Instagram account have run into hurdles. According to police, the platform's internal policies have complicated the process of taking the content down. Officials have said they're now preparing to seek judicial intervention to compel Meta, Instagram's parent company, to pull down the account and its videos. Social media reacts The incident triggered a strong reaction online, especially among women who shared similar experiences of being filmed or photographed without consent in public spaces. 'Go to Church Street and there are tons of 'photographers' there who take 'random portraits', these buggers don't care about privacy of others and post it without a worry,' one person commented. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Another added, 'Contact and file a case with cyber police. They will take action like a similar incident happened before where they used to post videos in metro and they got arrested.' At the same time, some users seemed unsure about the legal implications of such videos. One wrote, 'Yeah, I understand your concern. But it's a public place. And videography in public places is allowed by Indian laws. I'm not sure how the person is breaking law here? Can anyone explain?' Not the first case Sadly, this isn't an isolated incident in the city. Just a few weeks ago, an Infosys employee was arrested after he was caught secretly recording women inside the company's restroom. Police later found over 50 such videos saved on his devices. In another case from June, police arrested 27-year-old Diganth, an accountant from Hassan district, who was running an Instagram page dedicated to uploading unsolicited clips of women travelling on Bengaluru's Namma Metro. He admitted to filming the videos during his daily commute and uploading them for attention. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD His account, which had more than 5,000 followers, was finally taken down after users flagged it on X and a formal complaint led to an investigation. With input from agencies
Hans India
10-07-2025
- Hans India
Bengaluru Police Arrest Man For Unauthorized Recording Of Women In Public Spaces
Bengaluru Police have taken action against a man who was secretly recording women in public areas and sharing the footage on social media without their permission. The arrest of 26-year-old Gurudeep Singh came after a brave woman student publicly called out the disturbing practice through her own Instagram post. The incident came to light when a student in Bengaluru discovered that she had been filmed without her knowledge while walking on Church Street. The footage was later posted on a social media account that claimed to document street scenes but was actually targeting women in busy areas including Church Street and Koramangala. The victim initially attempted to resolve the matter privately by reporting the video and requesting its removal, but received no response from the account holder. The situation worsened when the video began circulating more widely, leading to her receiving inappropriate and vulgar messages from unknown individuals. Frustrated by the lack of response and the escalating harassment, the woman decided to take her concerns public. In an Instagram video that later went viral, she exposed the account's true purpose, explaining that while it appeared to showcase general street activity, the content creator was actually following and filming women without their consent. The woman revealed that the account had amassed over 10,000 followers by posting this unauthorized content. She noted that many of the women featured in the videos appeared surprised or completely unaware that they were being recorded, highlighting the predatory nature of the behavior. In her public appeal, the student emphasized an important point about consent in public spaces. She clarified that being in a public area or having a public social media profile does not automatically grant permission for someone to film and share footage of individuals without their explicit consent. The case represents what she described as a serious violation of personal boundaries and privacy rights. Her decision to speak out publicly was made reluctantly, as she explained that she had exhausted other options for addressing the situation. The woman's Instagram post included tags for Bengaluru Police and cybercrime authorities, as she was unable to directly tag the offending account after reporting it to the platform. Her public appeal for help from law enforcement proved effective. Following the viral nature of her complaint and the public attention it generated, Bengaluru Police swiftly identified and arrested Gurudeep Singh, who was found to be the individual operating the problematic social media account. This case highlights the growing issue of non-consensual recording and sharing of content featuring women in public spaces, particularly on social media platforms. It also demonstrates the importance of speaking out against such behavior and the effectiveness of public advocacy in prompting law enforcement action when traditional reporting channels fail to produce results.
India Today
10-07-2025
- India Today
Man arrested for filming women on Bengaluru streets, posting videos without consent
A 26-year-old man was arrested by Bengaluru Police after a woman raised concerns on Instagram about a social media page that posted videos of women filmed without their consent in popular areas of the city like Church Street, Koramangala and other such woman, who discovered she was one of the women filmed without her knowledge, said she reported the video and requested its removal but received no response. After the video circulated, she started receiving vulgar messages from out the account in a video she posted on Instagram, the woman wrote in the caption: 'This person walks around Church Street pretending to film the 'chaos', but in reality, all they do is follow women and record them without their consent.' In the video, she said that she 'didn't want to do this, but nothing has worked so far. I'm a student studying in Bengaluru. There was a video of me shot in public in Church street, shot very inappropriately, and then posted online without my consent.'She alleged the account, which claimed to showcase 'street scenes,' has over 10,000 followers and actually stalked and secretly filmed women, many of whom appeared startled or unaware in the it a 'serious breach of consent,' she stressed that being in a public place or having a public Instagram profile does not mean consent to be tagged @blrcitypolice and @cybercrimecid in her appeal for help, as she was unable to tag the page directly after reporting her complaint, Bengaluru Police arrested Gurudeep Singh, 26, identified as the person behind the account.- EndsTrending Reel IN THIS STORY#Bengaluru
