A 32-year-old former MTech student of IIT Bombay was Thursday booked for allegedly recording videos of students inside the boys hostel when they were taking bath.
The Pawai police registered a case on the incident that happened on October 12.
The incident came to light after a resident student noticed the suspicious act at hostel number 14, and raised the matter with the campus security.
According to police, the suspect cleared his MTech in June 2025 and had gone to the institute to meet his friend, and also seeking jobs, as campus placements were underway.
He stayed with his friend in the hostel room and clicked pictures and recorded videos on his mobile phone of a few students when they were taking bath in the hostel, said the officer.
The students caught him and handed him over to