Most cameras run via internet connection. See a top you like at your favourite store but worried about using the trial room? Rupesh Mittal, Founder, Cyber Jagruthi Foundation, shares tips on how to detect if you’re being recorded. However, we have decided to deploy additional security for the safety of women and during peak hours, we are ensuring at least two to three security personnel are there near trial rooms and washrooms.” “Our workforce, across all departments, was reduced severely during the pandemic, which is probably why there may have been a few lapses in security at certain outlets. Abdul Samad, manager at a mall in Madeenaguda, says security lapses occurred due to lack of manpower during the pandemic. We have strenghthened our security to make sure women customers feel safe in our store,” says Jayesh Kumar, store manager at a mall in Hitech City.
We have made sure that security personnel are deployed near trial rooms at all times and such miscreants are thrown out. “It’s unfortunate that such incidents have taken place in Hyderabad and has given rise to panic among city women. We have beefed up security at trial rooms: Mall authorities Store owners and authorities at city malls reiterate that the trial rooms at their outlets are safe for women, and that they have taken appropriate security measures. The authorities must take strict action against the perpetrators and the management,” says Nandini V, an IT professional from Kukatpally. Women can’t be looking over their shoulders all the time. “I’m trying to do things like switching off the lights and turning them on again, or use apps that detect cameras around. I’m appalled at how little attention is paid to ensuring women’s safety in such places.” Hyderabadi women are thinking on their feet and are trying to come up with ways to avoid being recorded. Often men are seen loitering around trial rooms but not much is done to stop them, which is scary.” Sanjana Naidu, a medical student from Moosapet, agrees, “I’ve stopped using public washrooms and trial rooms after I read about these incidents. But I don’t think I feel safe doing that anymore. As a model, I have to try on many outfits and often use trial rooms. We don’t feel safe while stepping into trial rooms and public washrooms: City women City-based model Sowmya Reddy, says, “What’s shocking to see is that even these so-called fancy and high-end places have seen such jarring security lapses.