Dad gives phone for e-class, teen finds his affair video in Karnataka's Mandya

MANDYA: Lending his mobile phone to his teenage daughter for online classes proved disastrous for a man who was carrying on a clandestine extramarital affair.
The girl, who chanced upon an intimate video of her father with another woman, told her mother who now wants him punished. Police and voluntary organisations have been trying to resolve the dispute in the family in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya.
While the woman wants a separation, her husband is reportedly adamant that he be reunited with the family.The couple, who have been married for 18 years, have two daughters, aged 15 and 17.
Cops said the husband’s well-kept secret unravelled in October when he gave the older daughter his mobile phone to attend online lessons for Class 12. Going through the phone’s contents, she found a video showing her father with another woman, who happened to be a relative. The man reportedly filmed their intimate moments. Once his wife came to know about the affair, she approached police and women’s organisations seeking action against her husband, who is a rowdysheeter. A non-cognizable report has been filed.
‘Man can be prosecuted under IT Act’
Police said cops and officials of Santvana Kendra have been trying to broker peace between the couple but in vain so far.
An officer said since adultery is no longer an offence, the man cannot be proceeded against on that count, as demanded by the wife. However, the officer said, the man can be prosecuted under provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000.
“We have to see if the man filmed the video without the woman’s consent and if he forwarded the video to other devices,” an officer said.