Police have arrested a man for allegedly filming women inside the washroom of a local hospital in the Cantonment area of Rawalpindi.
As per the details, a hospital official discovered non-consensual videos recorded on the suspect’s mobile phone, following which law enforcement was alerted.
Local hospital security supervisor Noman Mazhar told police that while on duty, he heard noise coming from the women’s washroom area. Upon checking, a woman standing outside the washroom informed him that someone had recorded a video or taken pictures of her using a mobile phone from the adjacent washroom.
When the washroom door was opened, a man identified as Muhammad Khalid came out with a mobile phone in his hand. When checked, secretly recorded videos of at least two women were found.
The suspect was immediately apprehended by the hospital’s security staff and handed over to the police along with the phone.
According to police, a case was registered against the accused at Cantt Police Station following a complaint of harassment within the hospital premises.
Police have registered the case against the accused under sections 292 (sale, production, distribution and exhibition of obscene books, pamphlets, drawings, figures or other obscene objects) and 509 (insulting the modesty or causing sexual harassment of a woman through words, gestures or acts) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and launched an investigation.
Cantt Station House Officer (SHO) Noor Ul Ain said the accused would be presented before court with solid evidence after completion of investigation.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Talha Wali condemned the incident, stating that harassment or violence against women and children was intolerable. He said that the accused would be awarded exemplary punishment.