Hyderabad, Feb. 5 -- A case was registered against JanaSena Party MLA Arava Sridhar over alleged sexual assault on a woman government employee last month in Railway Koduru in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati district, police said on Wednesday.

Railway Koduru circle inspector Chandrasekhar said that based on a complaint filed by the alleged victim, a case was registered on Tuesday under BNS Sections 318(2) (cheating), 318(4) (dishonestly inducing a person), and 351(2) (criminal intimidation).

"The complainant accused Sridhar of deceiving her with promises of marriage and sexually exploiting her. An investigation is currently underway," he said.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the woman, accompanied by her lawyer, said the police had regist...