An Assistant Police Inspector (API) attached to the Mumbai police control room was arrested on Tuesday night for stalking a colleague. The police said the woman, who is an inspector, had complained about the accused in the past, when the two worked in the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), following which he had been transferred to the police control room as punishment posting.

As per the complaint, despite the complainant’s disapproval, the accused Deepak Deshmukh, 49, used to stalk and bombard her with messages.