Hyderabad: An Indian Police Service (IPS) trainee at the National Police Academy in Shivarampally has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting a fellow female trainee, Attapur Police said on Sunday, July 19.

The accused, Uday Krishna Reddy, was reportedly harassing the victim since June 23, sending abusive messages and making derogatory comments in front of other trainees.

Reddy accused the complainant of having a sexual relationship with another trainee officer and forced her to show her personal chats.

On July 9, Reddy forcibly took the complainant to her room, grabbed her hair and tried to strangle her while holding a knife against her neck. He then threw three condom packets at her, the complaint states.

A day before this, Reddy had tried to grope the victim. He also allegedly recorded private videos of the victim and sent them to her husband.

A case has been registered under sections 74 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) 75 (sexual harassment) 77 (voyeurism) 78 (stalking) 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) 127(2) (wrongful confinement) 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and 66E (violation of privacy) 67 A (publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act) of the IT Act 2008.