Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Man Detained in Bengaluru Over Explicit QR Stickers
Police in Bengaluru detained a 47-year-old man from Hyderabad.
His name is Shaik Yusuf.
Police said stickers with obscene messages were placed on poles near a shopping mall.
The stickers also had a QR code.
A woman used the code to contact him.
Yusuf agreed to meet her near the mall.
The woman told the police, who waited with her.
Officers detained Yusuf when he arrived and later registered a case.
Bengaluru police detained 47-year-old Shaik Yusuf, a Hyderabad resident.
Police said sexually explicit stickers were pasted around a shopping mall on McGrath Road.
The stickers included a QR code inviting interested people to contact Yusuf.
A woman contacted Yusuf and alerted police after he agreed to meet her.
Police registered a First Information Report, citing concerns about public decency.
- Who
- Bengaluru police detained Shaik Yusuf, 47, a resident of Malkajgiri in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- What
- He was detained over stickers containing sexually explicit messages and a QR code.
- When
- Police discovered the stickers during night patrols on Thursday; a First Information Report was registered on Saturday.
- Where
- Around a prominent shopping mall on McGrath Road in Bengaluru, including street-light and CCTV poles.
- Why
- Police said the stickers adversely affected public decency.
- Accused
- Shaik Yusuf, 47
- Residence
- M.J. Colony, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Location
- McGrath Road, Bengaluru
- Materials
- Stickers with sexually explicit messages and a QR code
- Police jurisdiction
- Ashok Nagar police
- Case status
- A First Information Report was registered on Saturday
- Trigger for detention
- Yusuf arrived at a meeting arranged after a woman contacted him through the QR code