Mumbai, Nov 25: The spot boy, who was arrested by the Bandra police on Saturday for stalking actress Shruti Haasan and trespassing into her Bandra residence, has been remanded in police custody till November 26 by a holiday court.
The accused, Ashok Trimukhe, had tried barging into Haasan’s apartment on Tuesday morning, when she was alone at home. Trimukhe, during interrogation, told the police that he had gone to Haasan’s apartment to seek a job for his unemployed brother.
“The accused has told police that he did not mean hurt Haasan in any way and was not aware that she was alone at her residence. We are questioning his brother to find out if the claim made by the accused is true,” said a police officer from Bandra police station. He added that the actress has left the city for the time being. Trimukhe was booked for stalking, criminal force with intent to outrage a woman’s modesty and criminal trespass and assault under sections of the Indian Penal Code.
According to the Bandra police, Trimukhe, a Dharavi resident, has been working at the Film City in Goregaon for the past several years.
During interrogation, he also told the police that he had tried meeting actress in the past for the same reason but was stopped on different occasions. He then decided to meet Haasan at her Bandra residence.
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