Hyderabad Youths Detained for Wearing Camera Glasses at Temple
Temple employees deployed near the sanctum noticed them and handed them over to the Tiruvannamalai Town police
HYDERABAD: Tiruvannamalai town police of Tamil Nadu detained two youths from Hyderabad, one of them wearing an AI‑micro camera‑fitted pair of spectacles, after he was found capturing photographs of the sanctum inside the Arunachaleswarar Temple.
The two were taken into custody for questioning by anti‑sabotage teams at Tiruvannamalai headquarters. Temple security and devotees caught them on August 7, when security was tightened in view of Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit to the temple town.
The detainees identified themselves as G. Mounish, 27, a software professional, and his friend Magesh, 39. The spectacles were seized from Mounish’s possession. “We were informed by temple security officers that two persons were caught while waiting in line to offer prayers after a security officer spotted a light flashing from the frame of the glasses. We rushed to the temple and detained them as a precautionary measure for questioning,” a police officer from Tamil Nadu said on Sunday.
“We grew suspicious as one of the persons was wearing a spy gadget despite clear signages warning devotees against taking photographs and videos inside the temple,” a local police officer said.
Police recorded the complaint of the temple in‑charge and detained both men at the Tiruvannamalai town police station. On Sunday, Special Branch anti‑sabotage teams from Chennai took them for questioning. Officers refused to disclose the motive, saying it might affect the investigation.
A pair of ‘spy’ spectacles, two mobile phones and other belongings were seized. During questioning. Telangana police said they had not yet been intimated by Tamil Nadu police.
