Hyderabad: An Indian Police Service (IPS) probationer from Hyderabad has accused a fellow trainee officer of a series of offences, including stalking, physical assault, intimidation and illegally recording a private video.
This has led to the registration of a criminal case.
The alleged incidents took place while both officers were undergoing training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad, the complainant said, as reported by News18.
A complaint was registered on July 18 in which she claimed that the accused subjected her to repeated harassment over several weeks.
The trainee officer accused the batchmate of sending sexually explicit and abusive messages, publicly humiliating her before other probationers and repeatedly confronting her over his suspicions about her personal life. His behaviour became increasingly aggressive and intrusive, with repeated attempts to monitor and control her interactions, she alleged.
The accused forced access to her mobile phone, demanding to see private conversations and insisted that she reveal her password, the complainant alleged. On one occasion, he took possession of the device and pressured her to unlock it, she claimed.
She was allegedly forcibly taken into the accused’s room on July 9 and assaulted, the woman claimed. She claimed to have been dragged by her hair, threatened with a knife and prevented from leaving. During the confrontation, the accused allegedly threw packets of condoms at her.
Another incident of physical misconduct occurred the following day, when the accused attempted to touch her without consent, she alleged.
The probationer allegedly secretly recorded an intimate video of her and later shared it with her husband as a means of coercion and blackmail, she claimed in another complaint. She also accused him of circulating false claims about her among colleagues in an attempt to damage her reputation.
The police booked the accused under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) dealing with offences such as assault, stalking, criminal intimidation and offences against a woman’s dignity after receiving the complaint.
Investigators have also invoked Sections 66E and 67A of the Information Technology Act, which pertain to privacy violations and the electronic transmission of sexually explicit content.
The matter is currently under investigation and police said further action will depend on the findings of the probe.
