Telangana IPS trainee arrested for sexual harassment, sent to 14-day judicial custody
Synopsis
A trainee IPS officer who rose from police constable to the 2025 UPSC batch is now behind bars in Hyderabad — arrested for allegedly harassing a fellow IPS trainee he met on Instagram, threatening to leak private chats after she married someone else. The case puts a spotlight on accountability inside India's most elite police training institutions.
Key Takeaways
Trainee IPS officer M.
Uday Krishna Reddy was arrested on 28 July near Aramghar X Roads, Hyderabad, in a sexual harassment case.
He was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody and shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail .
The victim is a fellow IPS officer trainee ; the two met via Instagram in mid-2025 .
Alleged conduct included emotional manipulation, threatening suicide, damaging the victim's laptop, creating fake social media accounts, and threatening to release private chats.
Case registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66E and 67A of the IT Act .
Krishna Reddy had previously served as a Police Constable in Andhra Pradesh before clearing UPSC and joining the 2025 IPS batch .
Trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy was arrested on 28 July and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody in a sexual harassment and assault case in Hyderabad, Telangana, after he allegedly threatened to release private chats of the victim — a fellow IPS trainee — following the end of their relationship. The case has drawn sharp attention given that both the accused and the victim are undergoing elite police training.
Background and How the Relationship Began
According to Hyderabad City Police Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Rajendranagar zone) S. Srinivas, Krishna Reddy first came into contact with the victim in mid-2025 via Instagram, after she responded to his post about his journey to clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination and joining the IPS. The two exchanged contact details, built a rapport, and entered into a relationship.
Krishna Reddy had earlier served as a Police Constable in Andhra Pradesh before clearing the UPSC and joining the 2025 IPS batch. He has been undergoing training since December 2025 at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad.
Pattern of Alleged Harassment
Police say that throughout the training period — spanning both the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) and SVPNPA — the relationship was marked by frequent arguments, emotional manipulation, possessiveness, and volatile behaviour. The accused allegedly threatened suicide repeatedly, displayed weapons, insulted the victim, and made persistent demands.
Krishna Reddy also reportedly damaged the victim's laptop, created fake social media accounts after being blocked, and contacted her family and colleagues without her consent. When the victim ended the relationship and married another person, the accused allegedly escalated his conduct — threatening to release private chats and intensifying his harassment campaign.
Arrest and Legal Action
Based on a complaint filed by the victim at Attapur Police Station, a case was registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — including Sections 64(1) read with 63(b)(iii), 109, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 127(2), 115(2), and 351(2) — as well as Sections 66E and 67A of the Information Technology (IT) Act.
Krishna Reddy was taken into custody on 28 July near Aramghar X Roads, Hyderabad. He was produced before the First Class Additional Judicial Magistrate of Ranga Reddy District at Rajendranagar, which remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody. He has since been shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail.
What Officials Said
DCP S. Srinivas confirmed that further investigation is underway to establish all facts and circumstances connected with the case. 'Appropriate legal action is being taken strictly in accordance with the law,' he said. The police statement noted that the accused 'indulged in commission of various offences stated by the victim and other witnesses.'
Wider Significance
This case is notable because both parties are IPS officer trainees — a cohort that will eventually lead India's police forces. The incident raises questions about institutional oversight mechanisms at elite training academies and the handling of intra-batch complaints. This comes amid a broader national conversation around workplace harassment within uniformed services, where victims often face structural barriers to reporting.
Point of View
Fake social media profiles, and coercion makes this more than a crime story. India's premier police academies have rigorous entrance filters but no apparent early-warning system for behavioural red flags during training. The victim being a fellow IPS trainee compounds the institutional failure: if she faced barriers to reporting inside the very system she is being trained to lead, the structural problem is self-evident. This case deserves scrutiny not just as a criminal matter but as a test of whether SVPNPA and LBSNAA have functional, confidential redressal mechanisms for intra-batch complaints.
NationPress
29 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is M. Uday Krishna Reddy and why was he arrested?
M. Uday Krishna Reddy is a trainee IPS officer from the 2025 UPSC batch, currently undergoing training at SVPNPA in Hyderabad. He was arrested on 28 July for allegedly sexually harassing a fellow IPS trainee, including threatening to release private chats and creating fake social media accounts to contact her after she ended their relationship and married someone else.
What charges have been filed in the case?
The case was registered at Attapur Police Station under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — including Sections 64(1), 63(b)(iii), 109, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 127(2), 115(2), and 351(2) — as well as Sections 66E and 67A of the IT Act, which relate to privacy violation and publishing obscene material online.
Where is the accused being held?
After being produced before the First Class Additional Judicial Magistrate of Ranga Reddy District at Rajendranagar, Krishna Reddy was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody and shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail in Hyderabad.
Who is the victim in this case?
The victim is a fellow IPS officer trainee who met the accused via Instagram in mid-2025. She filed the complaint at Attapur Police Station after the accused allegedly escalated harassment following the end of their relationship and her subsequent marriage to another person.
What was the nature of the alleged harassment?
According to police, the alleged harassment included emotional manipulation, repeated threats of suicide, displaying weapons, damaging the victim's laptop, creating fake social media accounts after being blocked, threatening to release private chats, and contacting the victim's family and colleagues without her consent.
