In an apparent violation of privacy, the Santosh Nagar police in Hyderabad carried out a blanket search operation on September 16, frisking over 200 customers in eateries under its jurisdiction. Police personnel frisked customers who were having their dinner and evening tea, and went through their pockets and wallets, as a “preventive measure.” A video of this exercise shows the Station House Officer (SHO) entering a food outlet and asking the seated customers to stand up. “Just remain standing, you will be frisked,” he tells them and proceeds to direct his subordinates to frisk them.