A 24 year old man has been arrested for allegedly stalking a woman and her daughters in the southwest Delhi’s Cantonment area

Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Rohit Meena on Monday said, “ The complainant alleged that at 8.30 pm on August 23, she was walking towards Gopinath market with her mother and two daughters. Her daughters were 100-150 metres ahead of her, when a car started following them continuously for almost 15 minutes.”

The complainant alerted her daughters and also posted about the matter on social media. “She also filed a complaint at Delhi Cantonment police station the next day,” he said, adding that an FIR was registered under 78(1) BNS and 12 POCSO Act and further investigation were taken up.

He added that a team was formed to nab the offender. “The team analysed CCTV track of the alleged car for more than 115 kilometres covering from Delhi Cantonment to Pari chowk in Noida and then back to Delhi. However, complete footage trail could not be checked as no CCTV were present in UP beyond Pari Chowk,” the police said.

"Number of the vehicle was obtained which was found in the name of Tinku, the son of a criminal who is wanted in an attempt to murder case in Uttar Pradesh and has been absconding since last six months," the DCP said.

 The team came to know that the registered car often comes to Delhi from Chilla check post of UP-Delhi border and returns after sometime.

"The team was posted there for 10 days at the check-post and the accused, identified as Rajat, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Jewar, was nabbed. He was produced before the court and sent to Judicial custody," DCP Meena added.