An official on Tuesday said that the police have arrested a man for allegedly stalking and harassing an 11-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.

The 30-year-old accused had stalked the victim on her return from school on multiple occasions. He had also allegedly tried to grab her and urged her to get into an auto-rickshaw, causing her distress and embarrassment, the official from Narpoli police station said, reported PTI.