Utterly frustrated at ‘losing’ almost 10 pairs of lingerie in a span of six months whenever they put washed clothes out to dry, two women techies staying in a rented house in Koramangala put on their detective hats and rented a CCTV camera, which they installed in front of their home to uncover the truth.It all began about six months ago: As was their routine, the techies, who had rented a house in Koramangala IV block, would cook for the day, do their laundry, and finish other chores before leaving for work so they could relax in the evenings. However, the women – one from Punjab and another from Delhi – soon encountered a peculiar problem.Of the clothes they hung outside in the balcony to dry, both women began to come home to find only their lingerie missing. Initially, they dismissed it thinking the wind could have blown the garments away and that they may not have been properly pinned to the clothesline.“When the lingerie went continuously missing, we sensed foul play. More than worrying about the losses, we were worried about the man stealing them as he definitely seemed to be a pervert. We feared that he could hurt us,” the victims told Mirror on the condition of anonymity.The women, who have lived in the two-storeyed building for the last two years, claim the tenants of the ground and first floor recently vacated due to personal reasons, and that one woman tenant had also faced similar problems.“After the third instance, we got very scared as the thief was pointedly pilfering only our innerwear. We decided to install a CCTV camera at the entrance of the house and managed to rent one for Rs 3,000 a month on May 1. On May 15, around 9pm, footage showed a man accessing the balcony from the stairs and stealing our lingerie,” the victims said.The man looked to be in his late 30s, wearing a shiny shirt and trousers. He was tall, dark-complexioned, and had a full-grown beard. The victims, who were outside at the time of the theft, reviewed the CCTV footage upon their return and saw the thief in action.The victims claim they are unaware if this has happened with any other residents in the area.Armed with the footage, the techies approached the Viveknagar police station and gave a written complaint, for which they were given an cknowledgement of an NCR. Being unaware of police procedures, the women thought this was the norm; but in the second week of June, they received an SMS alert that the complaint had been closed.“After we argued and insisted, they finally relented and registered an FIR on June 15, exactly a month after the initial plaint. Instead of taking our concerns seriously, the police just sat on our complaint and ‘closed’ it,” the victims rued.When contacted, the Viveknagar police said they would need to check which officer had filed an NCR instead of an FIR. Admitting that the victims had approached them on May 15 with a one-page complaint, police said they had now registered a case under Section 427 (causing mischief) and 448 (trespassing) of the IPC.