Pune: ‘Stalker’ attacks student & her family with cutter

A private company employee (28) of Pune was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of attacking a college student, her parents, and her sister (family) with a cutter in their car when they were taking him to the police station for stalking the student for almost a year.

The student suffered seven stitches to her hand; her parents and sister suffered minor cut injuries as well.

The suspect, who is a resident of Shel Pimpalgaon, has been charged under sections 307 (murder attempt), 354-D (stalking), 323, and 324 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code. The student’s father lodged a complaint against the man.

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Family Confronts Suspect in Stalking Case

Assistant inspector Nitin Ambhore of the Dighi police said according to the complainant, the suspect had been harassing his daughter for a year. “He said on Monday, around 8.30 pm, he noticed the man standing near their residential building and stalking the student,” Ambhore said.

The complainant’s two daughters and wife went downstairs to reprimand the man. “He said the suspect was in no mood to listen to them. So, they decided to take him to the police station. They forced him to sit in their car,” said the officer.

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Suspect Wields Weapon

Ambhore said that on the way to the police station, the man suddenly pulled out a cutter and threatened to slit the student’s throat. “The complainant told us that he immediately stopped the car. When the complainant’s second daughter tried to save her sister, the suspect attacked her with the cutter. He also assaulted the complainant and his wife,” Ambhore said.

The officer said that the complainant and his wife sustained injuries near their throats, while the daughters both sustained deep cuts on their hands. “Seeing the commotion, some passersby nabbed the suspect and took him to the police station,” he said.

Ambhore added that the arrested man claimed he is an engineer. “We are verifying his details. We are also investigating whether any other person was involved in the attack,” said the officer.