A month after Personal Secretary to Union law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad complained to the Delhi Police against a man for allegedly stalking and threatening her for the past eight years, the cops arrested the accused identified as Manoj Kumar on Sunday.
The complainant who is a woman IAS officer from Bihar cadre had served as District Magistrate (DM) in Siwan, Gaya and Bhagalpur districts.
"Kumar, a former Bihar Government health department employee , was sent many notices but was evading arrest. He came to Chanakyapuri police station to surrender," said a senior police official.
The complainant had registered an FIR against Kumar who has been allegedly harassing her since 2008. Kumar has been allegedly sending lewd messages and emails, harassing her on phone, threatening to throw acid and physically attack her and her family all these years, said officials.
Kumar allegedly even called up the Women Helpline numbers of the Delhi Police many times after impersonating as the husband of the IAS officer.
The victim also alleged that Kumar calls at her office in Ministry of Finance, North Block impersonating as her husband. Not only this, the victim got calls from agents of many telecom companies that ask her whether she needs medication for various diseases she is "suffering from" as told to them by her "husband".
The victim suffered immense mental anxiety and finally visited the local police station on October 15 and lodged a written complaint after which the FIR was registered.
The victim had also told police that as she had bodyguards and lived in a protected environment, she did not bother much about the man but his obscene texts still worried her often.