New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The man who killed an Indian-origin woman, Shalini Thakur, in California, the US, stalked her in the past, authorities said.

Shalini Thakur, aged 38, was killed by gunfire outside a restaurant in California. The events unfolded on September 8 at a shopping centre in Sacramento.

The individual accused of the murder was identified as Rohit, a 22-year-old man from India, who had allegedly stalked her for months, the US Department of Homeland Security said, as per ANI.

Local reports detailing how Rohit had stalked the victim in the past noted that authorities had said he had stalked her since January 2026, when the victim had found an Apple AirTag under the hood of her car.

The sheriff's office said the harassment a...