The man who was allegedly behind the Instagram handle which shared photographs of women commuters on the Bengaluru Metro network has been arrested.
A first information report (FIR) was registered on Wednesday and, sources said, the man behind the account Bangalore Metro Clicks (@metro_chicks) was arrested on Friday and is being questioned. He has been identified as Diganth – from Haveri in Karnataka – and was picked up from the Peenya area of Bengaluru.
Lokesh B Jagalasar, deputy commissioner of police (South), said, “The preliminary information we have is that he is 27 years old and works in the accounts department of a private company. He was clicking the photos and filming videos while he was on his way to and from work.”
Officials said Diganth is being asked which platforms he was uploading the photos and videos on and whether he was getting paid for them. The police are also trying to establish whether he was acting alone or was part of a team.
The Instagram account had several photos and videos of women Metro commuters in Bengaluru – both in trains and on platforms – and was followed by over 5,000 people. A user on X had flagged the account and tagged the Bengaluru Police, urging them to take action.
An FIR was filed and all photos on the account were deleted. It was later taken off Instagram.
None of the women seemed to be aware that they were being photographed, police said.
