Bengaluru, July 14 -- Indiranagar Police arrested a man on Monday, July 13, accused of repeatedly stealing women's innerwear from a residential locality in Hoysala Nagar after residents installed a hidden camera to identify the suspect.

The accused has been identified as Saddam Hussain. According to the police, young women in the neighbourhood had been troubled for nearly six months as innerwear hung out to dry on balconies and verandas mysteriously disappeared.

Residents also noticed an unusual pattern, with the stolen garments often being replaced by older clothes the following day before new ones were allegedly taken again.

Installed hidden cameras

Determined to identify the culprit, the women secretly installed a hidden camera nea...