Bengaluru: Third Wave Coffee employee hides phone with video camera turned on in ladies’ room and is arrested – News from India
A 23-year-old man who works at a popular coffee chain in Bengaluru was arrested for hiding a mobile phone with video recording turned on in a dustbin in the ladies’ restroom.
The arrested person has been identified as Manoj, an employee of Third Wave Coffee located at BEL Road in Bengaluru. He is a resident of Guttahalli in Bengaluru and hails from Shivamogga.
The incident came to light when a woman posted about it on Instagram on Saturday. The post read: “A woman found a phone in the washroom hidden in a dustbin with video recording on for about two hours and pointed at the toilet seat. It was set to flight mode so it didn’t make any noise and carefully hidden in a trash bag with a hole made in it so only the camera could be seen. It was soon discovered that the phone belonged to one of the men working there. Police were called and soon arrived and action was taken. This was so horrific to watch.”
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“I will be vigilant in every restroom I use from now on, no matter how well known the cafe or restaurant chain is. I ask all of you to do the same. This is disgusting,” the post said.
Third Wave Coffee said in a statement that it regrets the “unfortunate” incident and that management has terminated the employee.
“We regret the unfortunate incident that occurred at our BEL Road branch in Bengaluru and would like to stress that such actions are absolutely unacceptable at Third Wave Coffee. We responded quickly by immediately dismissing the individual and ensuring the safety of our customers,” the company tweeted on Saturday.
Sadashivanagar police, who arrested Manoj, said that after receiving a complaint, a case was registered under Section 77 (observing, recording and distributing private pictures of a woman without her consent) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, Indian Express reported.
