History-sheeter held for stalking, harassing woman

CHENNAI: City Police arrested a 25-year-old history-sheeter for allegedly stalking and harassing a woman, forcing her to agree to marry him.

The arrested person was identified as A Vignesh of Broadway. The accused has five cases against him in Esplanade police station.

He was arrested based on a complaint by a 20-year-old woman, who works as a salesgirl at a hardware store in the area.

According to the complainant, Vignesh stalked her on her way to and from work, and kept harassing her to get into a relationship with him. He was booked under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Woman Harassment Act.

He was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.

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