Police is investigating a woman journalist's complaint that she was allegedly filmed at a high-end lingerie store in South Delhi's Greater Kailash M-block market.
The incident took place on 31 August and three days after the incident a First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Greater Kailash police station under section 354 C (voyeurism) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The journalist also alleged that the shopkeeper was watching the live footage from a hidden camera.
Police said that they are verifying the facts, after which appropriate action will be taken.
In her complaint, the journalist alleged that after selecting some garments, she had entered a trial room in the shop to try on the clothes.
“After 10 minutes, a woman attendant at the shop came and asked me to go to another room. As I looked up to see if there was anything wrong, the staff member said there was a camera in the room,” the woman stated in her complaint, reported IANS.
She added, “I asked the shop owner and other staff members in the shop that if there was a camera there in the room then why was she directed to go to that room, but no one replied. When I called the police, the shop owner called his son and deleted the video.”
The shop owner, however, defended himself saying that she "accidentally" strayed into the storeroom and that a woman staffer alerted her as soon as the "mistake" was realised, according to Hindustan Times.
A senior police official said, “We have collected the CCTV footage of the shop and are verifying the woman's claim. Further investigation is on.”
(With inputs from IANS, PTI, Hindustan Times)
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