Chandigarh, July 23 -- Facing trial in the stalking case of disc jockey Varnika Kundu in 2017, former Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala's son Vikas Barala has been appointed as a law officer by the state government with advocate general (AG) office.

Barala, who is among over 100 law officers whose appointments were notified on July 18 by the government, has been appointed as assistant advocate general at Delhi office of the AG.

The Kundu stalking case had brought national attention to issues of women's safety and the influence of political connections in legal proceedings.

On the night of August 4, 2017, Kundu, daughter of former senior IAS officer VS Kundu, was heading to her home in Chandigarh when she noticed a car following her.

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