Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD

Assistant Professor @ Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Speaker, Visiting Faculty @ CeNS Bengaluru, Alumni Gwyer Hall DU, trekker, traveller and hiker

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A woman has filed a police complaint alleging that a fellow passenger secretly recorded her while travelling on Namma Metro near Whitefield on Tuesday, October 27. Bengaluru City Police have confirmed that an FIR has been registered and an investigation is underway.

The woman, identified on Instagram as Sowpika, shared videos of the confrontation on social media, drawing attention to passenger privacy and women's safety on public transport.

According to her account, the incident occurred at around 4.30 p.m. near the Whitefield–Kadugodi area. She allegedly noticed a man recording her without her consent and confronted him, repeatedly asking why he was filming her.

Videos shared online show Sowpika asking the man to unlock his phone and show its contents. She also expressed frustration over the alleged recording and clarified that her clothing was not a justification for such behaviour.

Sowpika said she sought assistance from Metro security personnel and attempted to prevent the man from leaving before the matter was addressed. According to her account, she managed to get hold of his phone and handed it to security staff during the confrontation.

However, the man allegedly retrieved the phone and fled before the issue could be resolved. He reportedly apologised during the exchange but did not admit to the alleged recording.

Following the incident, Sowpika said she approached Metro station authorities and lodged a complaint. She initially stated that she had been told the matter would be followed up within seven days.

After videos of the confrontation circulated online, Bengaluru City Police asked her to share the location and her contact details. She later visited Kadugodi Police Station, where an FIR was registered.

In a subsequent social media update, Sowpika thanked the police for their response. She also said investigators had identified a few individuals who resembled the man seen in the footage, although his identity had not been conclusively established in the reports available at the time.

The police are investigating the complaint to establish the circumstances of the incident and identify the person involved. The registration of an FIR does not establish the allegations as proven, and further details are awaited.

The incident has renewed discussion about privacy, women's safety and the handling of complaints on public transport. It has also highlighted the importance of accessible reporting channels and prompt assistance when commuters raise concerns about alleged harassment.

Police have yet to establish the full sequence of events, including the circumstances surrounding the alleged recording and the man's departure from the scene.

Further details are awaited as the investigation progresses.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

North Karnataka youth are really in need of this job. If not now then when they will practice. KUD ground is public property or private property. KUD is there because of students. If u don’t allow them to use then what’s d use.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@JoshiPralhad @BelladArvind @prasad_abbayya Sir, youths (aspirants of police) were practicing running in KUD ground, they r doing it from months. Few KUD people came and stopped them from being running. We need ur immediate intervention and allow them to use the ground.

[DCP SouthEast BCP @DCPSEBCP]

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಆಗ್ನೇಯ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಸಿಇಎನ್‌ (ಸೈಬರ್‌ ಕ್ರೈಂ) ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ ಠಾಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ ಇನ್ಸ್‌ಪೆಕ್ಟರ್‌ ಶ್ರೀ ರವಿ ಕೆ.ಬಿ. ಅವರು, ಸೈಬರ್‌ ಕ್ರೈಂ ಪ್ರಕರಣವೊಂದರ ತನಿಖೆಗಾಗಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ ತಂಡದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿದ್ದರು. ಭೋಪಾಲ್‌ನಿಂದ ಇಂದೋರ್‌ಗೆ ತೆರಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವೇಳೆ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬಸ್‌ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ತಪ್ಪಿ ಪ್ರಪಾತಕ್ಕೆ ಉರುಳಿಬಿದ್ದ ಪರಿಣಾಮ, ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಿರುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಃಖಕರ ಸಂಗತಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.

ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವೇಳೆ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಅಗಲಿದ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ ಇನ್ಸ್‌ಪೆಕ್ಟರ್‌ ರವಿ ಕೆ.ಬಿ. ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಸದ್ಗತಿ ದೊರಕಲಿ.
ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬ, ಬಂಧು-ಮಿತ್ರರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಈ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಭಗವಂತನು ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ.
ಭಾವಪೂರ್ಣ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಂಜಲಿ. 🙏
#RIP #Tribute #KarnatakaStatePolice #BengaluruCityPolice #SouthEastDivision

[Raghav Chadha @raghav_chadha]

In Parliament today I proposed optional Joint filing of Income Tax Returns for married couples.

Family A
Both spouses earn ₹10 lakh each.
Total household income is ₹20 lakh.
Tax: zero

Family B
One spouse earns ₹20 lakh. The other stays home to raise their child.
Total household income is ₹20 lakh.
Tax: ₹1.92 lakh

The only difference is how the salary is split between the two spouses.

One roof. One kitchen. One household budget. But when tax time comes, the family disappears.

The tax system sees two individuals. A husband and wife become strangers. No clubbing of income or rebates.

In Parliament today I proposed optional joint filing of Income Tax Returns for married couples, so families with uneven incomes are not unfairly penalised. If implemented, then Family A and Family B both will pay Zero Tax.

[Raghav Chadha @raghav_chadha]

Today in Parliament, I raised concerns affecting India’s prepaid recharge customers, who account for nearly 90% of the country’s 125 crore mobile users.

(1)
If a recharge expires, stopping outgoing calls may be understandable. But why are incoming calls stopped as well? Once validity ends, people cannot be reached, and even essential messages like bank OTPs may not come through. In emergencies or urgent situations, this can leave a person completely cut off.

My demands: First is that incoming calls and SMS should continue for at least one year after the last recharge so essential communication does not stop. Second, a mobile number should not be deactivated for at least three years after the last recharge. Third, telecom operators should introduce a low cost “incoming only” plan for users who simply need their number to remain active for essential calls, OTPs and government services.

(2)
I also raised the issue of 28 day recharge “monthly” plans. If something is called monthly, it should follow the calendar month of 30–31 days. Because of the 28 day cycle, consumers effectively end up paying for 13 recharges in a year. (28 days × 13 recharges = 364 days)

Telecom Operators should sync up their Recharge Plans with the true calendar months, and not 28 day plans.

A mobile phone today is not a luxury. It is a lifeline.

Prepaid recharge customers deserve fairness and transparency. Not clever fine print.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

Many ignorant middle class people trusted LIC and put their money. We need ur (govt) intervention in this ASAP.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@narendramodi @JoshiPralhad @nsitharaman
Real problem of LIC
Sir/Madam
From 2016 to 2026 yearly 60000
For 10 years it’s around 6 lakhs
If I want to close my policies now in my bad time
They give 40% of the money I paid which means I get 2 lakh.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

This is huge flaw in the system of LIC.
Already they have surplus money which is unaccounted.
We paid our hard earned money but getting almost nothing.
Somewhere I would expect at least 1% return that would be 660000. Pls consider and do something.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

What a pretty Hubli it was Earlier. Now it’s full of Dust. How people can breathe here. And there are many villagers waiting for their buses in Hosur Cross. Pls take immediate action sir. @narendramodi @JoshiPralhad @BelladArvind

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@narendramodi hi sir good afternoon

[SriSathya @sathyashrii]

Life of a Common man 😔🙏

[Shubhanshu Shukla @gagan_shux]

Believe it or not- Everything you see in this frame is falling. 😅

When I first reached the International Space Station, I had this strange hesitation: if I let go of something, won’t it just fall? On Earth, that’s exactly what happens. In space, though, my early instinct was to politely hand over items to crew-mates (one of them is quietly smirking in the background at my dismal lens changing skills 😅) instead of just releasing them. The funny part? They were just as cautious at first—so we ended up passing things around like an overly careful game of “hot potato.”

Here’s the catch: nothing actually falls away in orbit. As you see in this video if I let go of the lens, it doesn’t drop—it hovers. Why? Because both the lens and I are falling at the same speed around Earth. No relative falling = no “down.”

This idea goes all the way back to Isaac Newton’s legendary thought experiment: imagine standing on a tall mountain and throwing a ball. Toss it gently—it arcs down nearby. Throw harder—it travels farther before dropping. Throw it so fast that as it falls, Earth’s surface curves away beneath it? The rate of drop matches the curvature of the Earth. Congratulations—you’ve just put that ball in orbit. It’s falling forever, but it never hits the ground.

That’s what orbit really is: perpetual free fall. Astronauts don’t feel weightless because gravity has disappeared—gravity up here is still about 90% as strong as at Earth’s surface. We feel weightless because we and everything around us are constantly falling together.

Floating in space is really just falling—forever. 🌍✨

#shux #iss #space #shubhanshushukla #isro #axiom4 #newton #tiborkapu

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@osd_cmkarnataka, @siddaramaiah Dear Sir, RFSL Hubli is running in rented building. If one compares with SFSL Bengaluru to RFSL Hubballi. Students feel Hubballi People deserves new Infrastructure like in Bengaluru. Pls have a look on this. In this region it is going to contribute

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@amazonIN u have to be careful wit ur packaging. Recently I received parcel which was cut and replaced the items and repacked with the Amazon tape. I think u need to use technology to avoid this type of theft. It’s a huge loss to u and seller. Buyer will loose trust.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@osd_cmkarnataka Dear Sir, we the residents (govt officers) of Krishna Block and Saravati Block National Games Village Koramnagala. Stray dogs are more in these premises. Causing our daily life. We request ur immediate action. Thank u in advance.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@VSOMANNA_BJP @drmsbc Dear Sir, pls extend train to Dharwad which runs till Hubli (07340 SBC-Dwr) and train from Dharwad instead of Hubli (07339 DWR -SBC). It is going to benefit for many passengers of Dharwad.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@RailwaySeva sir 07340 is delayed by 45 min. Difficult. Pls make the correction and pls make us to reach by 7.30 am to UBL

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@KFC_India there is no AC since from many months. Are u crazy we pay here for comfortable. But not there is no facilities in Total mall in Madiwala KFC branch. I want ur immediate action.

[Shridhar Mundinamani, PhD @mpshridhar]

@Apple keep C type for ur watches. It’s difficult to carry cables while travelling.