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Chandigarh Stalking Case: Police summons accused Haryana BJP chief's son Vikas Barala

| | Aug 09, 2017, at 06:09 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IBNS): Chandigarh police on Wednesday issued summons to Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief's son Vikas Barala who was earlier arrested briefly for allegedly stalking a senior IAS officer’s daughter last Friday night when the latter was returning home in her car.

Barala was summoned at 11 am on Wednesday. As per reports, the accused avoided the summons.

The summons paper was pasted on the walls of Barala's house by the Chandigarh police.

Police arrested Vikas Barala, the 23-year-old son of BJP’s Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar, 27, from the Housing Board light point late on Friday night.

Both were soon released on bail.

Initially it was reported that the CCTV footage was missing.

However, the police on Tuesday said the CCTV footage of the night is available.

The victim Varnika Kundu, who is a video jockey, alleged that on Friday night her car was followed by a Tata Safari Storm (HR-23G-1008).

According to her, the men driving the SUV were drunk and pulled up close to her car several times.

She alleged that they 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 then  reversed the vehicle and started moving. However, the men continued to follow her.

The girl then called up the 100 helpline and gave the number details of the SUV and her location.

A day after Vikas  was arrested, BJP's state Vice President Ramveer Bhatti triggered an outrage when he said girls should avoid going out during night to keep themselves safe.

Though Bhatti condemned the incident, he made the remark  in several interviews to news channels.

The Chandigarh Police on Monday said they are doing everything to help the victim.

Giving an update on the stalking case, the Chandigarh police said: "Technical analysis is going on."

The police refused to give any details of the ongoing investigation to the media.

Speaking about the charges, the police said: "We will give the sections (frame charges) which are demanding."

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