Wadala East Man Gets 10 Years in Jail for Stabbing Woman, Assaulting Policeman
A sessions court has convicted a 36-year-old salesman from Wadala East and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for stabbing a woman who rejected his marriage proposal and assaulting an intervening police constable in 2022.
Additional Sessions Judge R S Aradhye declined to grant leniency to the convict, Anil Babar, observing that the increasing number of attacks on police personnel and incidents of violence against women arising from one-sided love were deeply concerning. The court noted that such acts reflect a dangerous disregard for law, consent, and human dignity.
According to the prosecution case registered at Wadala Police Station, Babar and the victim lived in the same locality in Wadala East. Babar developed an interest in the woman and persistently approached her for marriage, but she rejected all his advances. The prosecution stated that Babar abused, threatened, and pressured the victim, prompting her to lodge several complaints. Babar had previously been arrested, but after securing bail, he violated the conditions and resumed stalking her.
On May 4, 2022, at around 10:30 am, the victim left her house for work, and Babar followed her. The victim's mother, who had rushed after her daughter to deliver a forgotten mobile phone, saw Babar following the woman and catching hold of her hand. When the mother confronted him, Babar threatened to kill her and commit suicide before pulling out a knife and stabbing the victim twice.
Police constable Mayur Patil rushed to assist the victim and her mother, but Babar assaulted him as well. Additional police personnel soon arrived at the scene, separated Babar from the victim, and took both the woman and the injured constable to the hospital.
In his defence, Babar claimed he was falsely implicated by the victim's parents and alleged they were in a consensual relationship. He also claimed local politicians and police officials implicated him to keep him away from the victim. The court rejected these claims, ruling that the testimonies of the victim, her mother, and the injured police constable were trustworthy, and noted that the victim categorically denied any relationship.
On the charge of criminal intimidation, the court observed that Babar's overall conduct—from obtaining the victim's phone number and pursuing her to issuing threats and making an attempt on her life—fully established the offence.
