'I was literally shaking': Woman catches man recording her inside Bengaluru metro
A woman in Bengaluru reported a man to the police after catching him secretly recording her on a metro train. The incident has sparked public outrage and an official investigation after the suspect fled the scene.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding women's safety in public transit and the role of social media in documenting and reporting harassment.
BENGALURU: A woman has alleged that a fellow passenger secretly recorded her during a Bengaluru Metro ride, prompting her to confront him and lodge a police complaint.An FIR has been registered and an investigation is underway, police said.The woman, who identifies herself as Sowpika on Instagram, said the incident took place at around 4.30pm on Tuesday on a metro train in Whitefield.In a video shared on social media, she appears distressed and recounts confronting the man and demanding that he unlock his phone.“I am literally shaking right now. I caught a guy red-handed, recording me in the metro,” she says in the video.She also shows what she was wearing at the time, saying the incident occurred despite her being fully covered.
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