Gujarat: Woman accuses youth of clicking her photos

AHMEDABAD: A woman from Gomtipur lodged a complaint on Tuesday with Gomtipur police accusing a youth, Vijay Chavda, of clicking her photos from a terrace while she was taking a bath in a bathroom open to the sky. The 33-year-old woman has also accused Vijay’s father Tribhuvan and two brothers Ajay and Jeetendra of abetting Vijay and not restraining him, and attacking the woman and her sister.Police have registered an FIR under Sections 354 (c), 324, 323 and 294 (b) of IPC and 135 (1) of Gujarat Police Act. “We are verifying the details given in the FIR and probing the case,” said inspector C B Tandel of Gomtipur police station.
According to FIR details, the bathroom is a small enclosure open to the sky and created by fitting a cloth partition between the houses of the accused and of the woman.
The woman has stated that at about 11.30am on Tuesday, when she was taking bath, she suddenly noticed Vijay taking her photographs from the terrace of their house.“The woman rebuked Vijay, who ran indoors. After dressing up, the woman went to Vijay’s father and complained about his son,” said a police official.But, instead of listening to the woman, all four accused began abusing her, and then began to beat her. Hearing cries, the woman’s sister and brother came. Meanwhile, Jeetendra, Vijay’s brother, brought a machete and hit the woman’s sister on her hand.