'Camera in trial room an assault on modesty of women': Kiran Bedi

Former IPS officer and BJP leader Kiran Bedi on Friday said that having a camera in the change room is an absolute assault on the modesty of women.

"Having a camera in the change room is an absolute assault on the modesty of women and I am glad that Mrs Irani has reported this," Bedi told ANI here.

"I think it is an exposure of its kind and must be quite rampant," she added.

The former IPS officer asserted that this is an offence in the Indian Penal Code.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Gaurav Bhatia said that such cases are increasing day-by-day and are becoming a worrisome trend.

"With the advent of technology, these incidents are happening more frequently" Bhatia told ANI.

"Strict action only would act as deterrence against such pervert and sick thinking people," he added.

Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani was shopping at the "Fabindia" store in Candolim, Goa, when she noticed the camera near the trial room. The camera was installed in a way that it focused on the trial room.

Irani then alerted her husband and called BJP Calangute MLA Michael Lobo, who stays in the vicinity of the clothing boutique.

An First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in connection with the incident.