Man held for stealthily video-graphing woman near Alanganallur
A 24-year-old man was arrested for secretly filming a woman while she was bathing. The incident occurred near Vadipatti during a marriage function at the woman's mother's house. The police apprehended the suspect based on the woman's complaint, charging him with outraging her modesty.
- ▪M. Manoj Kumar, 24, was arrested for videographing a woman taking a bath.
- ▪The woman noticed a mobile phone placed through the gap in the roof and raised an alarm.
- ▪The accused fled the scene but was later arrested by Alanganallur police under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.
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| Publication time | Thu, 21 May 2026 21:20:37 +0530 |
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M. Manoj Kumar, 24, of Vadipatti was arrested for stealthily videographing a woman taking bath on Tuesday.Police said the woman, who has two children, had gone to her mother’s house near Vadipatti to attend a marriage function. When she went to take bath, she had noticed a mobile phone being stealthily placed through the gap in the tin-sheet roof. She raised an alarm and the accused fled the scene.Based on her complaint, Alanganallur police have arrested the accused for outraging the modesty of a woman and under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.
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