Man arrested for stalking techie in Chennai

Chennai: A 40-year-old man, who stalked and harassed a woman IT employee in Chennai, was arrested on Wednesday. Police also seized the two-wheeler and mobile phone of the culprit.

Police said Babu of Tiruvannamalai, currently residing at Perungudi, worked as a rider for a private ride-hailing application in Chennai.

A 26-year-old woman staying at a private women’s hostel in Thoraipakkam lodged a complaint stating that in the early hours of May 22, an unidentified man wearing a helmet followed her on a two-wheeler on Pillaiyar Kovil Street in Thoraipakkam, displayed obscene images on his mobile phone, and behaved inappropriately. She said he stalked and harassed her on earlier occasions as well.

Thoraipakkam police registered a case and examined CCTV footage collected from the locality and traced the registration number of the two-wheeler used in the incident. Using these details, police identified and arrested the suspect, Babu, on Wednesday.

During the investigation, police seized the two-wheeler and mobile phone used in the commission of the offence.

Following interrogation, the accused was produced before a court on Wednesday and remanded in judicial custody.