Chandigarh: Stalker assaults woman in Sector 45

The stalker belongs to Burail village in Chandigarh; booked after he assaults woman as she snapped ties with him on coming to know about his criminal past

A man from Burail village in Chandigarh has been booked for stalking and assaulting a 20-year-old woman after she reportedly snapped all ties with him.

The woman, aged 20, had come in contact with the stalker in Chandigarh in 2018. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

In her complaint, the woman told police that she came in contact with the accused, Yuvraj, in 2018. They became friends, but later when she came to know about his alleged criminal past, she stopped talking to him.

The woman alleged that when she stopped picking up his phone calls, Yuvraj started calling on her mother’s mobile number. She alleged that he used to stalk and harass her, and even assaulted and tried to molest her near Dev Samaj College in Sector 45 on September 24.

Police have registered a case under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354D (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. The accused is yet to be arrested.

The woman’s family has alleged that Yuvraj has a criminal background and even remained in jail. Police are verifying it.