The four accused were arrested two weeks ago for the gang-rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinarian, whose charred body was found near Shadnagar town.
Students and members of Voice of Amritsar hold placards during a protest demanding justice for the rape and murder of a 25-year-old veterinarian, in Hyderabad. (Image: PTI)
Hyderabad/New Delhi: All four accused in Telangana veterinarian’s rape and murder case were killed in an encounter at 3:30am on Saturday, Cyberabad police said.
The accused were identified as Mohammed (26), Jollu Shiva (20), Jollu Naveen (20) and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu (20).
They were arrested on November 29 for allegedly raping and killing the woman by smothering her and later burning her body. The four were under judicial custody and lodged in high security cells in Cherlapally Central Prison here where police tightened security by deploying additional personnel.
The charred body of the woman, working as an assistant veterinarian at a state-run hospital, was found under a culvert in Shadnagar near here on November 28 morning a day after she went missing.
The state government had earlier issued an order, setting up a special court (fast track) to try the case which triggered a national outrage with protests continuing across the country.
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