Bengaluru, 2 July

A 30-year-old Infosys employee was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly secretly filming a female colleague inside the washroom at the company’s Electronic City campus, police said. The accused, identified as Swapnil Nagesh Mali is from Maharashtra who was caught red-handed and handed over to cops by colleagues.

The incident occurred on Monday morning around 11am when the woman noticed a suspicious reflection and movement from an adjacent cubicle while using the washroom, according to cops.

Moments later, the accused was allegedly standing on a commode in the next cubicle and filming her with his mobile phone, the woman wrote in a complaint submitted to cops.

As the woman employed as a techie at Infosys ran out to alert her colleagues, the man who was trying to flee the scene was caught by the HR.

On checking his phone, HR personnel found a video of not just her but yet another woman employed at Infosys.

The woman later filed a complaint with the Electronic City police, after which a case was registered under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and Section 77 (Voyeurism) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The accused has been nabbed and an investigation is underway but the incident has raised serious concerns about workplace safety and privacy.

In a statement, Infosys said, "We…. have taken necessary action against the employee, who is no longer with the company. We also promptly supported the complainant by facilitating a swift complaint with law enforcement authorities and continue to cooperate with the ongoing investigation".