GOA, India, April 4 (UPI) -- Four employees at a popular Indian clothing store were arrested and released on bail Saturday after one of the country's top ministers spotted a store surveillance camera aimed at a dressing room.
The employees at a FabIndia store in Goa were each charged with voyeurism and breach of privacy. Each could face up to three years in prison.
Smriti Irani, minister of human resource development, told authorities she was visiting the store when she eyed the camera. Local authorities said the camera was installed four months ago and has captured several people in the dressing room.
"The footage was very disturbing. This is against the dignity of a woman, therefore I immediately lodged a complaint with the local police," Bharatiya Janata Party legislative assembly member Michael Lobo told The Indian Express.
The company issued an apology to Irani, saying the camera system in the store is not intended to be hidden.
"All of us, including our staff and store manager, are co-operating fully with the police in every way possible so that the matter is investigated and reaches its logical conclusion. If mischief has been done by anyone, such person should be punished as per law," the company said.
