Katrina Kaif's stalker held for death threats, sent to 2-day police custody
According to a police official, the accused stalker has been harassing the actor couple by posting messages on their Instagram accounts since March 2021.
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Mumbai, July 27: The 28-year-old man arrested for allegedly threatening actor couple Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal on a social media, used to keep watch on their residence in Mumbai and had also followed their car, the police said.
Singh, who hails from Gorakhpur, was arrested from a lodge in suburban Santacruz on Monday. Police have mentioned the threatening messages he used to send to the actress through his Instagram account 'kingadityarajput'' in their remand application filed in the court, the official said.
He said the police will investigate whether Singh had targetted other women in the past.
Singh wanted to marry Kaif and even posted edited videos and pictures of him with the actress on social media.
On Monday, Kaushal lodged a police complaint against an unidentified person stating that he and his wife were being threatened on social media.
Based on the complaint, the Santacruz police registered a FIR against an unidentified person under Indian Penal Code sections 506-II (criminal intimidation) and 354-D (stalking), police said. Singh was identified later.
A court in suburban Bandra on Tuesday, remanded the accused, Manvinder Singh, a Bollywood struggling actor, to police custody till Thursday. According to a police official, the accused has been harassing the actor couple by posting messages on their Instagram accounts since March 2021.
He said the police will investigate whether Singh had targetted other women in the past.
"The accused used to keep a watch on the residence of Kaif and Kaushal. He even followed their car and made a video of the threat, which he posted on his Instagram account. We have seized his three mobile phones which he had used in the crime," said the official.
On Monday, Kaushal lodged a police complaint against an unidentified person stating that he and his wife were being threatened on social media.
Based on the complaint, the Santacruz police registered a FIR against an unidentified person under Indian Penal Code sections 506-II (criminal intimidation) and 354-D (stalking), police said. Singh was identified later.
