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Delhi women catch man secretly photographing them on Metro
Two women on the Delhi Metro confronted a middle-aged man after allegedly catching him secretly photographing them at Lok Nayak Bhawan station. He denied taking pictures, but the women said they found…
The Story in Brief
Two women on the Delhi Metro confronted a middle-aged man after allegedly catching him secretly photographing them at Lok Nayak Bhawan station. He denied taking pictures, but the women said they found the deleted images in his phone’s recycle bin. A video of their confrontation has gone viral.
The woman who posted the video also criticised fellow commuters, saying a man seated next to the accused saw him taking photos but did not intervene. She rejected the tendency to blame women for such harassment, writing: 'It is NOT our clothes. It is NOT our behaviour.' The incident has sparked online debate about privacy, harassment, and bystander responsibility in public spaces.
The Indian Opinion
Stories like this always trigger two lazy narratives: 'women are never safe' and 'this is just one bad apple.' The truth is less dramatic but more stubborn. For every man who films without consent, there are dozens who watch and do nothing. The woman’s post rightly named the bystander who saw but stayed silent. The real test is whether Delhi Metro acts on the recycle-bin evidence, and whether Delhi Police treats this as a crime, not a joke.
Source: indiatoday.in
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