DUBAI A 43-year-old Indian expat was arrested in New Delhi on March 11 after a Dubai resident accused him of stalking her at Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to the Indian press.
A report in the daily Indian Express said the 32-year-old woman, who works for a private firm in Dubai, reportedly missed her flight to the emirate and was arguing with airline staff at Terminal 3 when the man, who was on his way to the US, began to praise her.
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“The woman asked him to keep quiet, but he continued talking to her and misbehaving. Then the woman approached security personnel at the airport,” the report said.
It quoted a police official as saying that the man, who was in an inebriated state, was arrested under Indian Penal Code Section 354 (d).
The Section states that: “A man who follows a woman and contacts or attempts to contact a woman to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite a clear indication or disinterest by such a woman commits the offence of stalking.”
Delhi Police have asked the airport operator to provide CCTV footage as evidence, the report added.
