Chennai: The Police in Chennai on Tuesday arrested two men for filming a woman using hidden cameras in a private changing room near Agni Theertham in Rameswaram.
The accused have been identified as Rajesh Kannan (34), a resident of Thampian Kottai in Rameswaram, and Meeran Maideen (38), a railway worker from Railway Pudur Road, were arrested by the Rameswaram Police.
The police acting on a complaint of a woman who have visited the Rameswaram temple from Thirumayam in Pudukkottai district, discovered the hidden camera while changing clothes.
The 10-member family had visited Agni Theertham for a ritual bath and later proceeded to a nearby tea shop to change clothes. Upon noticing the camera, the woman immediately informed her father, who filed a complaint with the Rameswaram Police.
Acting swiftly, police arrested the two men and confiscated three hidden cameras from the tea shop.
The preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects had been secretly recording women for several months and viewing the footage on their mobile phones.
The police officials said that a case under the relevant sections of law have been registered and further investigation have been set up and added they are working to find whether the suspects have blackmailed any other woman.