Student who placed mobile camera in ladies toilet arrested
- Santhosh had installed a hidden camera secretly inside the ladies toilet in Mangalore University
- He had a bet with his friend that he couldn't do it
FollowThe man who had secretly installed a mobile camera secretly in ladies toilet in Mangalore University has been arrested by the Konaje Police.
Santhosh, 22, the accused, is a resident of Edamangala Maroli of Sullia taluk, South Kannada district and is a student of the university in the department of Marine Geology. The police arrested him as a suspect and he revealed the truth during interrogation.
“The phone was found in the toilet on September 1. The VC had filed a complaint on the basis of information provided by the girl students. We have arrested the accused under section 354C of IPC Act and produced him before the court,” said M Chandrashekhar, police commissioner, Mangalore.
The commissioner in the press meet said that it was a challenge to the police as they did not have any proper evidence with regard to the case. The police had interrogated more than 82 students and had sent the mobile phone to Hyderabad Forensic Laboratory for further probe.
First, the police tracked the original purchaser of the phone and then they tried to find the mobile shop where Santhosh had purchased the phone second-hand. Then the police checked the CCTV cameras that were installed around the mobile shop and it led them to Santhosh.
The police have also said that Santhosh is an intelligent student. He was challenged by his classmates to do this and he took it up.
The commissioner announced a ₹10,000 cash prize, along with a certificate, for the Konaje Police team.
