The 22-year-old man, who was arrested by Gorai police for allegedly trying to force his ex-girlfriend to drink acid after she refused to marry him, had been stalking her for the past three months.

Yesterday, cops presented Hitendra Sakpal, a resident of Kajupada area in Dahisar, in court, which remanded him in police custody for four days. Meanwhile, the girl, who has sustained 10-15 per cent burns on her mouth and face, has been shifted from Bhagwati hospital to a private hospital near MiraRoad. Police officers yesterday recorded the statement of the 17-year-old victim’s parents, who said that they had ruled out the couple tying the knot. u00a0The girl, who is studying in HSC at a Kandivli-based college, was in a relationship with her neighbour Sakpal -- a hotel management student.