Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Trainee IPS Officer Arrested on Rape, Murder Charges
A trainee police officer in Hyderabad was taken into custody after a woman who was also training at the same academy said he had harassed and stalked her.
The police now say he also tried to rape her and almost killed her.
Because of these serious accusations, the police academy, which trains officers for all of India, is getting a lot of attention.
The officer was arrested earlier this week.
The case shows that even people who are learning to be police can be accused of serious crimes.
A trainee IPS officer at Hyderabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy was arrested for sexual harassment and stalking.
The case now includes serious rape and attempted murder charges.
The arrest occurred earlier this week after a woman probationer filed the complaint.
The incident has brought national attention to one of India's top police academies.
The accused officer was in training at the academy at the time of the alleged offenses.
- Who
- Trainee IPS officer (unnamed)
- What
- Arrested for sexual harassment, stalking, rape, and attempted murder
- When
- Earlier this week
- Where
- Hyderabad, India, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
- Why
- Alleged sexual harassment and stalking by a woman probationer
- Accused
- Trainee IPS officer
- Institution
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Charges
- Sexual harassment, stalking, rape, attempted murder
- Arrest date
- Earlier this week