India, Aug. 29 -- Panchkula A sexual harassment and stalking case against a Panchkula resident has ended in acquittal on Tuesday after a local court found the prosecution evidence riddled with missing links and questioned the manner in which the police investigated the allegations.

Chief judicial magistrate court acquitted the accused observing that the prosecution had failed to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Accused was facing charges under Sections 354-A (sexual harassment) , 354-D (stalking), 506(criminal intimidation) and 509 (insulting modesty of a woman) of the IPC. He was represented by advocate Deepanshu Bansal.

The case was triggered by a complaint made by the woman directly to the Haryana chief minister's office in A...