India, Jan. 23 -- A 32-year-old doctor at BYL Nair Charitable Hospital caught hold of a man who had allegedly been stalking her for months and pressuring her to marry him after he turned up at the hospital again on Wednesday.

According to the police, the accused Shivkumar Girgante had allegedly been stalking the doctor for several months, repeatedly urging her to marry him and leaving letters for her at the hospital.

"The complainant is pursuing a postgraduate medical course and resides in the central suburbs. The accused first contacted her in May 2022, claiming he had obtained her phone number from a matrimonial website and expressing interest in marriage, which she rejected," said a police officer.

Despite this, Girgante allegedly c...