Gujarati devotee arrested for using spy camera glasses to click photos inside Sri Jagannath Temple
Puri, Aug 5 (UNI) A devotee from Gujarat was arrested by the Sri Jagannath Temple police for allegedly taking photographs of restricted areas inside the temple using a spy camera fitted into his eyeglasses.
According to Simhadwar police, the accused, identified as Bipul Patel (45), a resident of Patel Phalia, Surat, was noticed behaving suspiciously near the Keertan Chakada area.
A sub-inspector on duty observed Patel frequently adjusting his spectacles in an unusual manner.
He was immediately detained with the assistance of the Jagannath Temple police and taken to Simhadwar Police Station for questioning on Monday.
During the interrogation, Patel confessed to having captured images inside the prohibited zones of the temple.
Police seized his spectacles, which were found to contain a high-resolution spy camera remotely connected to a mobile phone located outside the temple premises.
His mobile phone was also confiscated.
Patel was arrested under Section 30-A(4)(C) of the Sri Jagannath Temple Act.
