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IPS trainee harassment case in Hyderabad

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2026-07-28 19:25 UTC → 2026-07-28 22:37 UTC · added removed

In mid‑July 2026 a female trainee at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad filed a FIR accusing IPS trainee Uday Krishna Reddy of repeated sexual harassment, assault, stalking and related offenses. offences. Reddy denied the claims and, after allegations, claimed the complaint, relationship was consensual and said he possessed evidence to that effect. After the complaint he attempted suicide by ingesting a poisonous substance; consuming excessive alcohol; he was hospitalized in intensive care. and toxicology showed only alcohol. The academy suspended him pending while investigators pursued the outcome of case under the investigation. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. The Telangana High Court on 21 July deferred a Reddy’s petition by Reddy seeking to quash the FIR, adjourning the hearing to 27 July while investigators continue under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. On on 27 July the court denied Reddy’s his request for interim protection from arrest arrest. Police located Reddy, who had been unreachable and police took him claimed to be in his native village of Ullapalem, Prakasam district, visiting an ill grandmother. He was taken into custody at on 28 July and transferred to Attapur Police Station after locating him. police station. The FIR lists offences including abusive messages, recording a private video, intimidation, voyeurism, blackmail and forcing the victim to reveal phone passwords. Charges were registered under sections 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 127(2) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 66E and 67A of the IT Act. The criminal investigation proceeds, with potential implications for continues, raising questions about the handling of harassment allegations within police training institutions.

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  1. 2026-07-28 22:37 UTC IPS trainee harassment case in Hyderabad
  2. 2026-07-28 19:25 UTC IPS trainee harassment case in Hyderabad

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