The Badlapur police on Sunday booked a former employee of a telecommunications firm for stalking a 32-year-old preschool teacher, then barging into her home and molesting her. No arrest has been made yet.

The complainant and the accused used to live in the same building. The preschool where the woman works is also in the building. The woman’s husband, a police officer and the secretary of the housing society, had sent several notices to the accused since December 2021 about his four pet dogs. Other members of the society, too, had raised objections as the pets allegedly bark constantly. The complainant and her husband even moved to a nearby building on rent due to this issue.