Mohammed Ashraf, 28, who was arrested by Andhra Pradesh police for stalking Sania Mirza might have been a failed paparazzo. According to our sources in a local Hyderabad tabloid, Mohammed Ashraf had applied for a job as a photographer in that tabloid, but was rejected because of the poor quality of his work.

Our source, who is a also a close friend of the accused, informed us that Mohammed Ashraf's ambition in his life was to stalk celebrities, take their candid pictures and sell them to newspapers, tabloids or news channels. As a freelance lensman, he had independently stalked several Telegu movie stars and taken their candid pictures. But due to grainy quality of his snaps and out-of-focus shots, his pictures as well as job...

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