Haryana BJP president’s son arrested for ‘stalking’ IAS officer’s daughter
CHANDIGARH: Police arrested two persons, including son of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief, for allegedly stalking a senior IAS officer’s daughter.
Vikas Barala, 23, son of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar, 27, were arrested from the Housing Board light point late on Friday night. They were later released on bail. While Barala’s son is a law student at a Kurukshetra college, Ashish is a law graduate. The SUV is registered in the name of Jaideep, a relative of Barala, said the police.
The girl, a disc jockey, who was driving from Sector 9, Chandigarh, towards Panchkula at 12.35am, alleged that two men followed her in their Tata Safari Storme (HR-23G-1008) from the Sector 26 Grain Market area. Both were drunk, she alleged, adding that the SUV pulled up close to her car several times and even tried to block her way to force her to other routes.
She claimed that at one point, the SUV blocked her way and the person in the co-driver’s seat got down and started walking towards her vehicle. She reversed the vehicle to evade them, but they continued to follow her. The girl then called up the 100 helpline and gave the number details of the SUV and her location.
“We have registered a case against Vikas, a resident of Fatehabad, and Bhiwani resident Ashish, under Sections 354-D (stalking a woman) of the IPC and 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act (drunk driving) at the Sector 26 police station. They both are putting up in Sector 7, Chandigarh,” said DSP (east) Satish Kumar.
The medical examination confirmed that they were drunk, said the DSP, adding that after recording the girl’s statement before a magistrate, Section 341 (wrongful restraint) was added to the FIR.
BARALA, HIS FRIEND, FOLLOWED GIRL AND BLOCKED HER CAR WITH THEIR SUV, THE DUO WERE DRUNK, SAYS THE COMPLAINT