Bengaluru man secretly filmed women on Namma Metro, built 7,000 followers on Metro Chicks

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Apr 29, 2026: A Bengaluru accountant secretly filmed women on Namma Metro trains, posted the videos on Instagram and Telegram under the handle ‘Metro Chicks’, and built an audience of nearly 7,000 people — many of whom openly commented on the physical appearance of women who had no idea they were being recorded.

On Monday, the Karnataka High Court had three words for him: not good enough. Justice M Nagaprasanna refused to drop the case, rebuked the accused from the bench, and sent him to face trial.

The man behind the handle is BK Diganth, an accountant who was arrested by Banashankari police last May.

According to Times of India, his Instagram account had close to 6,000 followers and his Telegram channel around 1,000 subscribers — a community that had gathered specifically to watch and comment on women filmed without their consent on Metro trains.

Diganth approached the Karnataka High Court hoping to get the criminal proceedings against him quashed. He failed on every count.

The man behind the handle is BK Diganth, an accountant who was arrested by Banashankari police last May.

According to Times of India, his Instagram account had close to 6,000 followers and his Telegram channel around 1,000 subscribers — a community that had gathered specifically to watch and comment on women filmed without their consent on Metro trains.

Diganth approached the Karnataka High Court hoping to get the criminal proceedings against him quashed. He failed on every count.