Hyderabad: Stalker held under the POCSO Act

Hyderabad: A 35-year-old man, who was stalking and harassing a 13-year-old school girl, was arrested by the Malkajgiri police here on Monday.

According to the police, the accused Sai Prasad, a resident of Vani Nagar in Malkajgiri, was stalking the IX standard student at a private school for the last 10 days. He reportedly used abusive language when the girl did not respond to his love-talk. The panic-stricken girl hesitated to attend school. When her parents and school staff followed the girl, they found Sai Prasad going behind her near Dayanand Nagar railway station. He was caught and handed over to the police. A case was filed against the accused.