Delivery executive held for stalking, molesting college student in Bengaluru

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, January 9, 2026: A 25-year-old delivery executive was arrested for allegedly stalking, undressing in public, and molesting a college student near her home in Kothanur.

The accused, Maniruddin, 25, a native of West Bengal, was residing in Hegde Nagar.

A senior police officer said the victim (19) was returning home around 6.30 pm from college on Wednesday.

As she walked to her house, she noticed a delivery executive loitering nearby on a two-wheeler. The man allegedly followed her, stopped her, undressed in front of her, and tried to sexually assault her.

Shocked, the student raised an alarm and screamed for help.

Hearing her cries, residents rushed to the spot, but the accused fled on his two-wheeler. The student managed to photograph his vehicle and shared it with the police when filing a complaint.

Police traced Maniruddin using the vehicle number and detained him. He confessed to the crime. He was living alone in a rented house after separating from his wife. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody, police said.