Voyeurism case: Goa court grants anticipatory bail to 7 Fabindia officials

Fabindia has denied it had placed hidden cameras in any of its stores (Source: AP)

A local court in Goa granted anticipatory bail to seven Fabindia officials including its MD and CEO till April 23 in a voyeurism case. The court, however, directed the company’s managing director William Bissel and chief executive officer Subrata Dutta to be present before the Goa police on Friday for questioning.

They had applied for anticipatory bail after being summoned by police in connection with the case.

Goa police had arrested four employees of Fabindia outlet at Candolim village near Panaji after Union HRD minister Smriti Irani, who visited the store on April 3, alleged that it had a CCTV camera focusing at the trial room.

They were booked under IPC sections 354C (voyeurism), 509 (intrusion into privacy) and IT Act’s section 66E (capturing, publishing image of private area of any person without his/her consent). They were later granted bail.

Fabindia has denied it had placed hidden cameras in any of its stores, holding that the camera in question was part of the surveillance system.

(with PTI input)

Source:: Indian Express