Thane man caught spying on woman in public toilet, arrested for voyeurism

A 27yearold man employed for the maintenance of a public toilet in Maharashtrarsquos Thane district has been arrested on charges of voyeurism after he was allegedly caught spying on a woman in the bathroomAs per PTI reports the incident occurred on Wednesday in the Kalyan area where the accused Karibul Sabid Shaikh was caught peeping into the bathroom while the woman was showering Upon noticing Shaikhrsquos presence the woman reportedly became alarmed and immediately raised an outcry She subsequently approached the police and filed a formal complaint about the incidentFollowing the complaint the police launched an investigation and subsequently registered a case under Section 354C voyeurism of the Indian Penal Code IPC which pertains to the act of observing or capturing someone in a state of undress without their consent The provision under the IPC carries stringent punishment for those found guilty of such actsThane crime Cops book 43yearold man for voyeurism in KalyanPolice have filed a case against a 43yearold man for allegedly peeping through the window of a womans house in MaharashtrasThane districtwhile she was taking a bath an official said on Wednesday PTI reportedThe incident occurred at Kalyans Parshuram Wadi area on Monday morning he saidFollowing a complaint by the 35yearold woman an FIR was filed against the accused under section 77 voyeurism of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita the official from Kolsewadi police station said PTI reportedAn investigation is underway the police addedThane crime Man held for harassing assaulting wifeThe police on Monday said that a 40yearold man has been arrested for allegedly harassing and assaulting his wife in Maharashtras Thane district reported news agency PTIPolice arrested the accused fromUlhasnagar townon Sunday an official said while sharing an update on the Thane crimeAs per the complaint the accused allegedly drugged his wife took objectionable photographs of her and forwarded them to his friend on social media the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIThe official said the accused also beat up the woman after she confronted him about the photographsOn January 17 the accuseds friend called up the woman and sought sexual favours he said reported PTIBased on the womans complaint a case was registered under sections 77 voyeurism 78 stalking 1152 voluntarily causing hurt 352 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Information Technology Act the official saidThane court acquits two persons after 9 years in attempt to murder caseA court in Thane district acquitted two persons accused of attacking and injuring a man nine years ago citing insufficient evidence in Maharashtra reported news agency PTIAdditional sessions judge Amit M Shete acquitted Imran Akhtar Sayyad and Anant Jairam Bhagat in a 2015attempt to murder caseThe copy of the order dated a week ago on January 13 was made available on MondayA group of men attacked the victim Sandeep Gadekar with weapons in Kalwa on August 31 2015 as per the case details The man sustained severe injuries to his head neck and abdomen and was hospitalisedThe Kalwa police registered a case under Indian Penal Code IPC sections 143 unlawful assembly 147 rioting 148 rioting armed with a deadly weapon 307 attempt to murder and 452 house trespass to assault among othersWith inputs from PTI