Hyderabad techie held for ‘confining, sexually assaulting’ ex-colleague – A woman techie, who was allegedly confined in an apartment and sexually abused by her former colleague, was rescued, according to the police.
Acting on a complaint by the victim’s brother that his sister, who stays in Dubai, came to Hyderabad five days ago and was confined in an apartment at Tolichowki, the police formed a team to rescue her.
30-year old systems engineer Syed Emad Hasan physically and sexually assaulted the woman for 5 days to force her to convert to Islam and marry him, officers at Humayunagar police station said.
The police said that Hasan, who is from Aligarh, did his BTech from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, and started working at an MNC. In June, the woman, who did a chartered accountancy course, joined the company as an intern. They became friends, and Hasan soon proposed to her but she refused.
The woman left the company in August and moved to Dubai, where she got another job. However, Hasan allegedly started bothering her, asserting she talk to him every night over Skype.
The woman decided to return to Hyderabad and ask Hasan to give her the videos and photos. He promised to do so if she met him, the police said.
According to the police, Hasan picked the woman from Hyderabad airport and took her to the flat in Al-Hasanath colony and confined her. He brutalized and sexually assaulted her and even threatened to set her on fire.