Death penalty for stalker who threw woman in front of train

POLICE SAID THE ACCUSED WAS STALKING AND HARASSING THE VICTIM AFTER HER ENGAGEMENT IN SEPTEMBER 2022

- Divya Chandrababu

CHENNAI: A special court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man to death for stalking, harassing and murdering a 20-year-old woman by pushing her in front of a moving train in Chennai allegedly after she rejected his proposal in 2022.

The incident took place at the St Thomas Mount railway station in Chennai on October 13, 2022, when accused Satish, who was allegedly stalking S Sathya since September, pushed her in front of a moving train after an argument. Sathya died on the spot while her father died of a heart attack the next day after hearing the news. Satish, who had fled the spot soon after the incident, was arrested on October 14, 2022 from Thoraipakkam area of Chennai.