Hyderabad, Aug. 23 -- A dispute between a Begum hotel management and a woman employee has snowballed into two separate police cases, said reports on Sunday, August 23.

While a hotel representative has pressed theft charges against the employee, the latter has registered a sexual harassment complaint against the hotel chairperson, said the Times of India.

According to the hotel's complaint, the woman allegedly stole cash from the chairperson's bag and then filed a false complaint against him. On her part, the woman, in her counter-complaint, alleged that she was sexually harassed by the chairperson and that the theft allegation was made because she refused to give in to his demands.

Brief timeline

The hotel's HR manager registered a ca...