Bengaluru, November 9: In a disturbing incident at Bengaluru’s Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, a 28-year-old male hospital staffer was arrested for allegedly recording women in a restroom. The suspect, identified as Yellalinga from Kalaburagi, had been working as a patient helper on a contract basis for five months.

The incident came to light on October 31 when a 35-year-old woman, employed as a ward helper, noticed a mobile phone positioned on a partition wall in the restroom as she was leaving around 11 pm. Delhi Shocker: Man Stabs 50-Year-Old Mother for ‘Not Allowing’ Him To Shift to Canada for Work.

Suspicious, she inspected the device and discovered it was recording, capturing private moments of women using the facility. Moments later, Yellalinga approached her, addressing her as “sister” and asking her to return the phone. However, she refused, raising an alarm that attracted other staff members. The accused admitted to placing the phone in the restroom earlier in the day around 10 am. Ludhiana Shocker: To Marry Her Lover, Woman Strangles Husband to Death With Dupatta, Claims He Died of Heart Attack; Arrested.

Upon investigation, police confirmed that no additional videos were found on the device, and Yellalinga was subsequently arrested and taken to Bengaluru Central Prison. Hospital management and local authorities are conducting further inquiries to address safety concerns on the premises and prevent such incidents in the future.

This comes after a 21-year-old final-year computer science student from a private engineering college near Kumbalagodu on Mysuru Road was arrested on the charges of recording inside a women's toilet using his mobile phone.

The accused Kushal Gowda is a resident of Chikkagollarahatti, Magadi Road. Investigation revealed that Kushal was hiding inside the ladies' toilet and had placed his mobile phone in the gap between the walls of the adjacent toilets.

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