WASHINGTON: A 32 year old man of Indian origin has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in the US, for stalking a woman from New Delhi to Texas for nearly a decade. Jitender Singh who met the victim in a college in Delhi, had asked her to marry him in 2006.
The victim's troubles began after she turned down his offer. Singh began stalking her home from college until she graduated. In 2007, after she left for New York for further studies, he continued with his harassment, even assaulting her father in India. Singh was convicted for the crimes in India, but made an appeal and agreement with authorities to stay away from the victim. He eventually travelled to New York, where he tried to enrol at the same university as her. However, he was denied admission and ordered to stay away from the campus by the university. He followed the woman to California, where she went for an internship and followed her back to New York. Between 2011 and 2014, Singh harassed the victim on the phone and through other means. He later located the victim's address in Plano by falsely creating a credit monitoring service account in her name.
While the victim was away, Singh broke into her home by convincing a locksmith to unlock her door, took her passport, social security card and other documents as well as several pieces of her jewellery. A suspicious neighbour called Plano police which located Singh in the parking lot of the victim's apartment and arrested him.
“The jury put an end to this victim's decade-long stalking nightmare,” said Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis in a statement.
