Engineering student 'sexually assaulted' at private hostel in Hyderabad
Press Trust of India | January 16, 2025 | 10:43 PM IST | 1 min read
When the first-year student was alone in her room, the accused entered on the pretext of offering a bedsheet and allegedly assaulted her.
HYDERABAD : A woman engineering student was allegedly sexually assaulted at a private hostel here by a driver employed by the building's owner, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night when the first-year student was alone in her room. The accused allegedly knocked on her door, claiming he had a bed sheet to offer. When the woman opened the door, the intruder suddenly entered the room and allegedly sexually assaulted her. Police said the accused is a driver working for the hostel building's owner.
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The woman had practical exams on Thursday, a police official said. Some other students were in different rooms at the time. The victim lodged a complaint, based on which a case was registered at Ibrahimpatnam police station. She was taken to a hospital for a medical examination, and technical data has been collected, police added. The accused has been apprehended, and further investigation is underway.
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