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'Strangulation marks, weapons, insults': IPS trainee charged with rape, murder bid on national police academy colleague

Times of India Published Jul 30, 2026 Reviewed Jul 30, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

The accused IPS officer was 33 years old.

33 years · accused officer complainant, complaint

The complainant IPS trainee was 30 years old.

30 years · complainant complainant, complaint

The accused officer was sent to 14-day judicial remand.

14 days · accused officer police, arrest

The arrest came 11 days after the complainant lodged a complaint.

11 days · arrest complainant, complaint

The court remanded the accused to 14 days of judicial custody.

14 days · court court, judicial magistrate

The accused officer was charged under two sections: 64(1) (rape) and 109 (attempt to murder).

2 · charges Attapur police, law enforcement

HYDERABAD: The case against trainee IPS officer accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a fellow probationer at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) intensified on Wednesday, with police adding rape and attempt-to-murder charges. He was earlier arrested and sent to 14-day judicial remand.The arrest comes 11 days after a 30-year-old woman IPS trainee lodged a complaint accusing the 33-year-old officer of sexual misconduct, threatening her with a knife and violating privacy.Based on the complainant’s statement, Attapur police added charges under sections 64(1) (rape) and 109 (attempt to murder), read with section 63(b)(iii), to the case.

The accused officer had already been booked under various provisions relating to outraging modesty, stalking, sexual harassment, voyeurism, physical assault and criminal intimidation.Strangulation marks found on IPS complainant’s neckThe sexual harassment case involving an IPS trainee took another turn with the police adding rape and attempt to murder charges against the accused.Police took the accused into custody near Aramgarh crossroads on Tuesday night.He was shifted to Osmania General Hospital for medical examination before being produced before the XXV additional judicial magistrate of first class in Rajendranagar on Wednesday.After hearing submissions from the defence opposing judicial remand and counter-arguments from the prosecution, the court remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody.

He is being shifted to Chanchalguda central prison.Investigators said the complainant’s allegations received prima facie support during her medical examination, which reportedly revealed strangulation marks on her neck and an abrasion on her shin.According to an official statement issued by Rajendranagar DCP S Srinivas, the accused came into contact with the woman officer through Instagram in mid-2025 after she responded to a post on his journey to securing a place in the IPS.“The accused and victim had entered into a relationship.

Throughout his training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Of Administration and SVPNPA, the relationship was marked by arguments, emotional manipulation, and volatile behaviour from the accused. He repeatedly threatened that he will take his own life, displayed weapons, insulted her, made persistent demands for multiple relationships, and engaged in acts of harassment, including damaging her laptop,” the DCP said in the statement.Police said the woman later ended the relationship and married another person due to his alleged behaviour.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Hyderabad | Silver Rate in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad | Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Petrol Price in Hyderabad | Diesel Price in Hyderabad | CNG Price in Hyderabad | LPG Price in HyderabadStay updated with the latest Hyderabad news.

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