Baramulla police on Friday said to have arrested a Ready made garments shop owner for secretly recording videos in changing room.
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In a statement issued to Asian News Hub (ANH), a police spokesman said that police Station Chandoosa received a written complaint from one minor girl (name withheld) accompanied by her sister wherein she stated that on 26th April 2023 she went to a readymade shop at Bandi Payeen belonging to one Aijaz Ahmad Sofi S/O Gh Nabi Sofi R/O Bandi Payeen Chandoosa and selected some clothes and went to changing room for trial. After entering in the changing room she found a hidden mobile phone which was kept there for secretly recording the customer’s videos while changing clothes.
Acting promptly upon the complaint, case FIR under sections of IPC, IT acr & POCSO Act was registered in Police Station Chandoosa and investigation was taken up.
He said, during course of investigation, a team headed by SHO PS Chandoosa, Inspr. Irfan Ahmad under the supervision of SDPO Kreeri, Khalid Aahraf-JKPS was constituted and the accused person namely Aijaz Ahmad Sofi S/O Gh Nabi Sofi R/O Bandi Payeen Chandoosa (owner of the shop) was taken into custody immediately in the instant case. Mobile devices of the accused have also been seized and further investigation is going on.
Community members are requested to be careful while using trail rooms, the spokesman added.
