1 booked for stalking minor threatening her father

  • | Sunday | 13th January, 2019

He also threatened to beat up all the members of the complainant’s family if his demand is not met. One day, he allegedly obstructed the route of the minor while she was going to college and started questioning her about why she did not reply to his calls. KOLHAPUR: The Kodoli police have registered a case against a man from the Panhala taluka of Kolhapur district for allegedly stalking a minor girl and also threatening her father not to interfere in matters between him and the girl or face dire consequences.According to the police, the incident took place on December 12, 2018 and January 10. The police are yet to arrest the suspect.“As per the complainant, the suspect used to follow his daughter while she went to her school and would regularly pass comments at her. He then told her that he wanted to marry her.

KOLHAPUR: The Kodoli police have registered a case against a man from the Panhala taluka of Kolhapur district for allegedly stalking a minor girl and also threatening her father not to interfere in matters between him and the girl or face dire consequences.According to the police, the incident took place on December 12, 2018 and January 10. The police are yet to arrest the suspect.“As per the complainant, the suspect used to follow his daughter while she went to her school and would regularly pass comments at her. One day, he allegedly obstructed the route of the minor while she was going to college and started questioning her about why she did not reply to his calls. He then told her that he wanted to marry her. She narrated the incident to her brother but they both kept quiet, fearing that raising the issue with their parents may lead to a quarrel between both the families.” said a police officer attached with the Kodoli police station“On January 10, the suspect stormed into the complainant’s house and demanded that he should give his consent for a relationship with his daughter and that he should also arrange her marriage with the suspect. He also threatened to beat up all the members of the complainant’s family if his demand is not met. Following this, the complainant visited the Kodoli police station and lodged a complaint with us,” he said“We have registered a case against the accused under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including section 354 D (Stalking), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation), 507 (Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication) and several sections of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989,” he said.“We have not yet managed to arrest the accused but we will soon take action against him as per the law,” added the officer.

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