Police in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on Sunday registered a case against a Lieutenant Colonel for allegedly stalking a female colleague during the Tata Mumbai Marathon in January, officers said on Monday.
The complaint was received by Kolkata Police via e-mail and transferred to Azad Maidan police station.
“She (the complainant) is a Lieutenant Colonel and a single mother and had already registered complaints against the accused in Dehradun in 2025 and 2023,” said a senior police officer, adding that the accused was out on bail in one of the cases and proceedings to cancel the bail were pending. The case against him was registered under section 73 (stalking) of BNS.
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The complaint alleged that the accused tried to approach her while she was participating in the run on January 18.
{{/usCountry}}The complaint alleged that the accused tried to approach her while she was participating in the run on January 18.
{{/usCountry}}It added that the accused had earlier allegedly uploaded images of himself with the complainant on social media, which she alleged was a move to tarnish her public image.