Thane Man Booked For Filming Woman Inside Changing Room Of Jewellery Shop

A man has been booked for allegedly filming a woman employee of a jewellery shop in a dressing room in Maharashtra’s Thane. The incident took place on the night of August 23 after the woman completed her duty at the shop situated in the Chitalsar area. 

The woman realised that someone was watching her and noticed a man filming her on his mobile phone through a peehole of the dressing room, news agency PTI reported citing an official. 

Following this, the woman raised an alarm and suddenly came out of the dressing room and alerted the staff. However, the accused, identified as  Pratik Mhatre, managed to run away.

Police authorities are investigating whether Mhatre was a staffer or a customer. Following the incident, a case was registered under sections 77(Voyeurism) and 78 (stalking) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).

In another incident that took place recently, a 14-year-old girl, who was gang raped at the ISBT in Dehradun, is pregnant after her medical examination. The victim, who has been living in a state-run girls' shelter since the incident happened, was brought to the district hospital for treatment on Thursday evening after her health deteriorated.

The incident comes at a time when the whole nation is outraged and shocked by the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The female doctor’s semi-naked body was found in the hospital's seminar hall. She had gone to the hall to relax after sharing a meal with her two colleagues. 

Following the sexual assault and murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, doctors and medical students from across the country took to the streets, demanding justice for the victim and safety of medical professionals.