Hyderabad MBBS student arrested for alleged sexual assault, blackmail of PG student

Hyderabad: A fourth-year MBBS student has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a postgraduate medical student from the same medical college in Chevella and later blackmailing her by threatening to leak private photos and videos.

According to the police, the accused initially approached the woman seeking help with his academic doubts. Their interactions reportedly gradually brought them closer, during which he allegedly sexually assaulted her and recorded private photos and videos. Police said the alleged sexual assault continued for more than a year.

The accused allegedly pressured the woman to marry him and demanded money while threatening to make the private material public. The situation escalated after the woman got engaged to another person, when the accused allegedly sent her private images and videos to her fiancé.

Distressed by the alleged harassment, the woman approached the police with the help of her parents. She lodged a complaint on October 8 at a police station in her hometown in Khammam district, Telangana. Since the alleged offences took place in Chevella, Rangareddy district, the local police registered a Zero FIR and transferred the case to Chevella police for further investigation, reports Deccan Chronicle.

The accused was arrested on October 10 and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody. Police have also seized his mobile phone as part of the investigation.

Speaking to local media, police said the alleged sexual assault had continued for over a year and confirmed the arrest. They declined to disclose the accused's identity, citing the ongoing investigation.

The case has brought attention to allegations of sexual violence, coercion and threats involving students at a medical institution. Police are continuing their investigation into the complaint and the alleged circulation of the woman's private images and videos. The allegations against the accused have not yet been established in court.