On July 22, the Telangana High Court in Hyderabad postponed the hearing on a petition filed by a 32-year-old trainee IPS officer, who is seeking to quash the FIR registered against him for allegedly stalking and sexually harassing a woman co-trainee at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. The court will now hear the matter on July 27. The trainee IPS officer, who was booked on July 18, approached the High Court on Tuesday, seeking to quash the FIR. The petitioner’s counsel requested a hearing, while the government’s prosecutor sought time to take instructions, leading to the postponement. The victim, a 30-year-old woman trainee IPS officer, had lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that the trainee officer had been harassing her since June 23 by sending sexually abusive messages and making derogatory remarks about her. She also alleged that he had falsely accused her of having a sexual relationship with another trainee, pressured her to admit to such a relationship, and verbally abused her. The complainant further accused him of recording a private video of her without her knowledge or consent and sending it to her husband in an attempt to blackmail her. The Attapur police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. The accused trainee officer was previously a constable in the Andhra Pradesh Police and was found unconscious at a flat on July 20, with his brother and friends suspecting that he might have consumed a harmful substance.
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📰 Source: Siasat Gulf