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26-year-old man arrested for uploading non-consensual photos of women to anonymous Instagram account in Bengaluru

Jul 10, 2025Bengaluru, India3 sources

Summary

A 26-year-old man in Bengaluru was arrested for taking photos and videos of women without their consent and uploading them to an anonymous Instagram account called ‘IndianWalk’. The account had 11,200 followers. The accused, identified as Gurdeep Singh, was tracked down by the Banashankari police following a complaint from PSI Praveen Hosur of the social media monitoring cell. He was booked for voyeurism and under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The incident occurred in Bengaluru and was reported on July 10, 2025.

Incident Details

Domain
Privacy & Surveillance

Unauthorized collection, tracking, or exposure of personal data and private information.

Harm Types
Non-Consensual Imagery
Unauthorized Surveillance
Mechanism
content
Platforms
Instagram
Recipient
GroupWomen whose photos and videos were taken without consent and uploaded to a social media account
Dimensions
reputationalautonomydiscriminatory