Bengaluru, July 10 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday condemned the recent incidents of women being secretly filmed and harassed in public spaces, with videos circulated online.

He emphasised that such acts are crimes that betray the values of Karnataka's society and pledged to take firm action against the perpetrators.

In a message posted on X, Siddaramaiah said, "It pains me deeply to see women being secretly filmed and harassed in public spaces, with such videos circulated online at the cost of women's dignity. This is not the Karnataka we stand for."

He said that the government has taken immediate action against the offenders, with several arrests made in connection with these incidents and assured that the govern...