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Mumbai Police Arrest Two Men After Vlogger Alleges Stalking in Viral Video

Facial recognition paired with UPI records enabled investigators to identify the suspects from the clip.

Overview

  • Agripada police arrested Mansukh Kumar Sharma, 22, and Gulshan Kumar Sharma, 20, who were remanded to police custody through March 4.
  • The incident occurred on February 22 near Mahalaxmi’s Dhobi Ghat area around 5 pm, according to the tourist’s account to police.
  • Officers registered a suo motu case on February 27 under Sections 74, 78(1)(p) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Gulshan was detained in Mumbai on February 28, while Mansukh was traced to his native village in Bihar and arrested on March 1.
  • Investigators combined Western Railway’s facial recognition hits, UPI transaction records, CCTV review and local enquiries after contacting the victim following her Instagram post.