The Esplanade police arrested a 30-year-old man for stalking a woman advocate and harassing her to marry him.
The police said the 24-year-old woman got married a few months ago. The accused, M Sathish of Kolathur, also an advocate, was her classmate in law college. He had been harassing her for a couple years to marry him despite being warned.
On Wednesday, he followed her to the Broadway bus stand, grabbed her hand and forced her to take a selfie with him. Based on a complaint from her, the police arrested Sathish under sections of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. He was remanded in judicial custody.
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