Man arrested for stalking Ekta Kapoor in Mumbai

A 32-year-old man employed with a cab aggregator was arrested on Monday for allegedly stalking television and film producer Ekta Kapoor over the past few months.

A 32-year-old man employed with a cab aggregator was arrested on Monday for allegedly stalking television and film producer Ekta Kapoor over the past few months. The police said they found more than 30 different instances of Sudhir Rajender Singh following Kapoor, including to a Juhu temple and her gym. They said Singh wanted to befriend her and get a job at her firm.

Ekta Kapoor (IANS)

The police arrested Singh after Kapoor’s company filed a complaint. “We received a complaint saying Kapoor had repeatedly tried to ignore the man, but he kept following her across the city,” said a police officer. “The most recent instance took place a few days ago, when Kapoor had gone to a temple in Juhu. Singh followed her and tried to approach her, but was stopped by Kapoor’s security guards,” the police officer said. The police said the guards warned him and asked him to stay away. However, Singh enrolled at the Andheri (West) gym that Kapoor goes to, and waited for her there.

On the evening of March 16, Singh tried to follow Kapoor into the gym but was spotted by her security detail,” the police officer quoted earlier said. Kapoor’s firm then filed the complaint.

The Amboli police have registered a first information report (FIR), and started looking for Singh. “We used technical surveillance to track him down to Veera Desai Road. During interrogation, we found out the number of times he had followed her,” the officer said.

The police are also checking Singh’s phone. “We need to find out how he got information about Kapoor’s whereabouts and schedule. We will submit a charge sheet soon,” the officer said.

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