An Instagram account has triggered an uproar on social media after it emerged that the user has been secretly recording women passengers on Namma Bengaluru Metro trains without their consent and uploading them online. The Bengaluru police has registered a case, and commissioner B Dayananda has promised that the accused will be traced and arrested.
The account, Bangalore Metro Clicks (@metro_chicks), has 5,605 followers, and the associated Telegram channel had 1,188 subscribers. The Instagram profile has 13 videos, and comments on them have been disabled. Some of the videos carry texts on them, such as "finding beautiful girls on Namma Metro" and have disturbing clips of women being followed and filmed without their knowledge.
A user who came across the account shared it on X and tagged Bengaluru Police urging them to take action against the "pervert".
Soon, other users joined in, tagging authorities, citizen groups, and influencers so that the message is amplified.
Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan called it "a blatant violation of privacy and dignity, not just creepy but a serious crime". He directed the Bengaluru Police to take action against the offender.
Apart from the MP, other social media users also expressed shock that 'Bangalore Metro Clicks' has more than 5,000 followers.
"This is very creepy and dangerous for all women travellers. Please amplify so that he is punished soon," wrote X user That Nair Guy (@surajv369). Adarsh Kharvi (@Adarshkharvi1) tagged the Bengaluru Police and wrote, "Please punish whoever is handling this account." He was joined by another X user, Abhay Chaturvedi (@AbhayLearner), who said, "This b*****d should immediately be put behind bars."
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Responding to the outrage, BL Yashavanth Chavan, chief public relations officer of Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), told Moneycontrol: "We have come across an account on Instagram and Telegram where a user has posted pictures of women passengers without their consent. We will soon register a police complaint against the user. A cyber complaint will also be filed to remove the account. We will not tolerate anything that compromises the safety of our passengers."
Meanwhile, Bengaluru city police commissioner B Dayananda told Moneycontrol that a case has been registered at Banashankari police station. "The accused will be traced and arrested," he said.
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