Police officials said the four accused tried to escape custody when they were taken to the crime scene around 50 km from Hyderabad for a reconstruction of the crime.
Police personnel at the site where the four accused were killed in an encounter on Friday morning in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad: All four accused arrested last week for the gruesome rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinarian were shot dead in an alleged encounter early on Friday, Cyberabad Police said.
Police officials said the four accused — Mohammed (26), Jollu Shiva (20), Jollu Naveen (20) and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu (20) — tried to escape custody when they were taken at 3:30am to the crime scene near Shadnagar, around 50 km from Hyderabad. Sources said the quartet was taken to the spot for a reconstruction of the crime.
The four bodies have been taken to a government hospital.
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