PUNE: The Wakad police on Sunday booked a man on the charge of robbing a woman he had been stalking of her smartphone.
An officer from the Wakad police said the 22-year-old woman and the accused knew each other. As per the complainant, the man had constantly been harassing her with unsolicited phone calls and text messages.
“Frustrated by the harassment, the woman had blocked his number. Despite that, he found a way to continue troubling her, by using other cellphone numbers,” the officer said.
The woman works in the Wakad area. On Sunday, when she was in the office, the suspect showed up and abused the woman. “The woman took out her cellphone to call the police. At this point, the accused snatched her cellphone and fled,” the officer added.
