Locals beat a young man before handing him over to police for allegedly secretly filming a woman while she was changing clothes in her residence in Wazirpur municipality of Barishal on Saturday night.
The detainee was identified as Bayezid Mithu, a resident of Chourasta Tempu Stand area in the municipality and joint convener of the municipality unit of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal.
According to locals, Mithu allegedly attempted to secretly record a female neighbour while she was changing clothes after returning home from outside.
When the woman noticed him and raised an alarm, locals rushed to the spot, caught Mithu and checked his mobile phone, where they reportedly found several secretly recorded videos of different women.
Enraged by the findings, locals beat him up.
On information, police rushed to the scene, rescued Mithu and took him into custody.
Officer-in-Charge of Wazirpur Model Police Station Md Rakibul Islam said further legal action would be taken in this regard.