Ahmedabad woman stalked using AirTag, said to be first such case in country

In what could be country’s first case of stalking with Apple’s AirTag, the Ahmedabad cyber cell has registered an FIR against a person for stalking a woman using the small size coin Bluetooth enabled device, whose purpose was to help in locating valuables and gadgets.

The AirTag was used by the complainant woman’s alleged harasser to stalk her locations and even phone call records. Police said that the FIR has been registered against the person, who is reported to be an ex-partner of the woman, under section 354 D (stalking) of Indian Penal Code and and 66E (violation of bodily privacy) of Information and Technology Act.