Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief's son sent to police custody

NEW DELHI: A local court in Chandigarh on Thursday remanded Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala's son Vikas along with his friend to two days' police custody. Vikas and his friend Ashish Kumar were arrested, yesterday, on charges of trying to abduct an IAS officer's 29-year-old daughter

Varnika Kundu

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The non-bailable charge of attempting to abduct under section 365 of the IPC and section 511, which relates to attempt to commit an offence punishable with life or other imprisonment, had been pressed against the two.

This was the second time that Vikas and his friend Kumar have been arrested in the stalking case, which has triggered a nation-wide outrage and a spate of protests.

The two were earlier arrested on Saturday following Kundu's complaint but were released on bail as they had been booked under bailable sections of the IPC and the Motor Vehicles Act.

The high profile case had brought again the issue of women's safety to centre-stage and also put the Haryana BJP in an uncomfortable position with opposition attacking it over the incident.

(with PTI inputs)

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