Thane, Jun 14: An FIR has been registered against a man for allegedly filming two women through a bathroom window of their house in Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred late at night on June 8 at a bungalow located in Sarang village.
According to the police, a 16-year-old youth noticed the activity and subsequently lodged a formal complaint.
The accused, a resident of the same locality, allegedly used a stick to position a mobile phone near the bathroom window of the complainant’s house to surreptitiously record a video of the teenager’s mother and aunt.
An FIR has been registered under section 77 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) pertaining to voyeurism and under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, given the minor status of the complainant.
“A detailed probe into the crime is currently underway. No one has been arrested as yet,” a police officer said, adding that efforts are being made to trace the accused, who is currently absconding.
