Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala, has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking bail in the case of stalking DJ?Varnika Kundu, daughter of IAS officer VS Kundu.
This is for the first time that Barala has moved the high court.
His bail plea was rejected for the fourth time in a row by a trial court.
Barala, 23, is the main accused in the August 5 incident when he and his friend, Ashish Kumar, a co-accused, allegedly stalked Varnika and tried blocking her car. She called Chandigarh Police and got the duo apprehended.
They were reportedly under the influence of alcohol during
the time of the incident. Both were booked under section 354D (stalking)
of the IPC and under provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act. Later, police
added sections of attempted kidnap too.
On September 21, the trial court chargesheeted both the accused for kidnap bid, stalking and wrongful restraint.
