Overview

• The 22-year-old from Muzaffarnagar allegedly filmed the 20-year-old attendant in a hospital washroom and then extorted her by threatening to circulate the footage
• The victim, who was caring for her cancer-stricken mother, received the video via an unknown number and approached police after repeated threats
• Authorities registered an FIR under UP’s BNS sections 77 (voyeurism) and 351-2 (criminal intimidation) along with relevant IT Act provisions
• The accused was produced before a court and has been sent to judicial custody as investigators probe ward access controls and staff conduct
• Hospital officials affirm that tightened security measures remain in effect following successive safety breaches at the facility