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Pune Government Officer’s Husband and In-Laws Charged Over Hidden Camera Blackmail

The FIR marks one of the first dowry harassment cases invoking India’s updated Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for domestic digital surveillance.

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Sales tax inspector has been booked for allegedly recording obscene videos of wife, a Class II officer, using spy cameras and threatening to make them viral, police said on Tuesday. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
The 30-year-old woman, who got married in 2020, also alleged that she has been subjected to both mental and physical abuse. (Pic used for representation)
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Overview

  • A 31-year-old Class-2 Maharashtra government officer filed a complaint at Ambegaon Police Station on July 22 accusing her husband and six relatives of secretly installing cameras in her bedroom and bathroom.
  • Investigators are analyzing surveillance devices and video footage to substantiate allegations of non-consensual recording and extortion demands totalling ₹1.5 lakh for car EMI payments.
  • FIR registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections covering blackmail, dowry harassment, domestic cruelty and privacy violation reflects new provisions in India’s revised criminal code.
  • The accused include the woman’s husband—also a government employee—her mother-in-law, three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law.
  • No arrests have been made so far and police say the probe remains ongoing pending technical verification of the evidence.