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09 Jun 2018
Singer Palak lodges complaint after being stalked, threatened by 'professor'
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Playback singer Palak Muchhal recently lodged a complaint against a 30-year-old man for allegedly stalking and threatening her.
The accused, identified as Rajesh Shukla, claims to be a professor in his native region, Sasaram in Bihar.
Soon after the complaint, the Mumbai Police tracked him down at the CSMT railway station and arrested him.
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Details
He had come to Mumbai to meet Muchhal
![He had come to Mumbai to meet Muchhal]( "He had come to Mumbai to meet Muchhal")
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During his interrogation, Shukla revealed that he had come to Mumbai around two weeks ago to meet Muchhal.
He said that he got her number from a film directory and requested her to meet him.
After she politely turned down his request, he continued to call and text. Soon, his messages became abusive and threatening.
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Stalking
He even threatened to come to her residence
![He even threatened to come to her residence]( "He even threatened to come to her residence")
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In her complaint, Muchhal mentioned that after she started to ignore his calls and texts, he said that he knew where she lived and threatened to come to the building.
A Police officer said, "An FIR under Section 354 (D) (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC was registered by the Amboli police and the accused was arrested."
