Mohd. Khalid, the 31-year-old man who allegedly bombarded around 1,500 women with vulgar messages and calls, is believed to have been driven by the sadistic pleasure he derived when the victims begged him to stop harassing them.
The five-foot-tall man, who the police said suffers from an “inferiority complex”, turned into a nightmare for hundreds of women after a girl turned down his proposal in August last year. Khalid blamed his height for his poor luck with women.
After that, he didn’t attempt to befriend a girl. “His only aim was to harass his victims and see them helpless. He never wanted a relationship with any of them,” said Vijay Singh, DCP (North-West).
Khalid would begin by sending soft ‘good morning’ or ‘hi/hello’ messages, which ensured that most of his victims did not suspect his intentions initially. In fact, some of them politely replied. Thereafter, he would bombard his victims with scores of messages, pornographic videos and abusive calls. The ‘good morning and good night’ texts would then be accompanied by vulgar messages.
No threats worked on him
If any of the victim’s relatives called to warn him, he would lie to them and say he was the woman’s former lover, often creating serious trust issues in their families.
Driven by desperation, many victims would plead with him to stop. But, according to the police, this is what Khalid wanted — he wanted his victims begging him to stop the harassment.
“He enjoyed seeing his victims fear for their reputation. He harassed these women as retaliation for his failed proposal. He wanted revenge,” said the DCP.
If anyone tried taking him on, he would threaten to put up their photographs and phone numbers on social media to portray them as sex workers.
Also, he knew it would be difficult to track him down because he had used fake identities to procure multiple SIM cards. He told many of his victims this to discourage them from approaching the authorities.
Khalid, a resident of North Delhi’s Sadar Bazaar, used to help his father at their bag-manufacturing unit in the area. He has five siblings, which includes three sisters.
None of his family members seemed to know about his activities.
“Please don’t publish my photo in the newspapers. It will bring disrepute to my family,” he told the media on Wednesday.
The police have booked him under seven sections of the Indian Penal Code and two sections of the Information Technology Act.
Investigators say they have enough evidence to secure his conviction.
