Hidden Camera Scandal: There was a stir after a hidden camera was found in the bathroom of the women’s hostel of Tata Electronics located in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. After this incident, women employees protested. Meanwhile, the police took immediate action and arrested the accused female employee and her boyfriend.

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Tata Electronics spokesperson issued a statement saying that the safety and privacy of employees is our top priority. As soon as we got information about this incident, we immediately informed the police and cooperated fully in the investigation. The company further said that it is committed to ensuring a safe and respectful work environment for all employees and is taking such incidents very seriously.

What is the whole matter?

According to the police, there is a hostel named ‘Vidiyaal Residency’ for women employees working in the Nagamangalam unit of Tata Electronics Private Limited. It was here that a hidden camera was installed in the bathroom. The incident came to light when some women noticed a suspicious device inside the bathroom. After this, hundreds of women employees protested and demanded increased security.

Police said that the name of the accused woman is Neelu Kumari Gupta (22 years), who is a resident of Odisha and used to work in the company. She had installed this camera on the request of her boyfriend Santosh (25 years). Santosh has been arrested from Bengaluru. Investigation revealed that this camera was installed on November 2 in the bathroom of the room where women from northern states lived.

huge uproar over the incident

After the incident, women employees protested heavily. Hosur Additional District Magistrate Aakriti Sethi and Superintendent of Police P. Thangadurai reached the spot. He assured the employees of increased security and transparency in the investigation. Women police personnel have been deployed in the hostel to ensure that no secret cameras have been installed anywhere else.

It is an 11 storey complex consisting of 8 blocks. More than 6,000 women employees stay here. Police said that the investigation is still going on. It is being ascertained from the accused woman and her companion as to where the recording from the camera was being sent, and whether cameras were installed at any other place also. This incident has come to light at a time when questions are being raised about the safety of women in corporate workplaces and hostels across the country. Tata Electronics has said that it is re-reviewing the security policies so that such incidents do not recur.

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Hidden Camera Finding Trick: Every day lakhs of people travel across the country and stay in hotels. But such incidents have often been seen in hotels. Which puts people’s privacy at risk. Therefore, now it has become more important than ever to be alert about security. Many times, hidden cameras installed secretly in hotel rooms become a threat to people’s privacy. In some cases, recordings have even been used for blackmailing.

Today cameras have started coming in such small sizes that they can be hidden in lights, alarms or even in cracks in the wall. The good thing is that with the help of a little intelligence and some easy tricks, you can check yourself whether there is any hidden camera installed in the room. Let us tell you the ways by which you can protect your privacy.

check the room carefully

Whenever you go to a hotel, take a look around as soon as you reach the hotel room. Check to see if there are any strange things or odd fittings. Cameras are usually installed at those places. Where vision is limited, such as behind light fittings, dressing mirrors, smoke detectors, TV units or photo frames.

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Check carefully any electronic gadget or object installed in the room. If anything seems different or suspicious. So go closer there and check. Turn on the flashlight or torch of your smartphone and check these places by shining light on them. If light shine or reflection is seen from anywhere. So it could be a camera lens.

Capture hidden camera with smartphone and WiFi

Many hidden cameras use infrared light for night vision, to identify them, turn off all the lights in the room and turn on the camera of your smartphone. Now focus it on those places where you suspect the presence of a camera. If red or purple light appears on the screen. So this could be a sign of a hidden camera.

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Apart from this, you can also detect hidden cameras with the help of WiFi. Turn on WiFi in mobile and see the network list. If networks with names like CAM, Device_XX, or IPCAM are visible. So be careful. There may be a wireless camera present in the room. You can complain about this to the hotel administration.

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