A Dundee-based restaurateur created a Facebook account under the name of a Bengali romantic tragedy novel, filled it with pictures of a woman then used it to send her a string of messages during a campaign of harassment.
Mohammed Mohiuddin who runs the Maisha Indian restaurant in St Andrews yesterday avoided jail after Sheriff Alistair Brown told him his behaviour was “wholly inappropriate and badly judged”.
Mohiuddin met his victim at a Bangladeshi community event after her husband began working at his restaurant.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Mohiuddin was repeatedly seen watching her outside her work and her home. On various occasions he approached her and told her: “Whenever I see you I and my restaurant will have a good day.”
Then, in May last year, Mohiuddin’s victim received a series of messages on Facebook from a user called “Deb Das” the name of a Bengali romance novel which had Mohiuddin’s picture attached.
Mohiuddin, 48, of Blake Avenue, Dundee, pleaded guilty to a charge of stalking committed between February 1 2012 and June 30 2014. Sheriff Alistair Brown made a community payback order with 200 hours of unpaid work.
He also imposed a five-year non-harassment order.