“All four men accused in the gang rape and murder of a young veterinarian in Telangana have been killed in an encounter. The accused, identified as Mohammed Arif, Naveen,Shiva and Chennakeshavulu were killed in police firing at Chatanpally, Shadnagar today in the wee hours, between 3 and 6am.I have reached the spot and further details will be revealed,” said Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar.
Family of Hyderabad Vet Thanks Police | Speaking to media, the sister of the Hyderabad vet who was raped and murdered on November 28 says, “I am happy the four accused have been killed in an encounter. This incident will set an example. I thank the police and media for their support.” The woman’s father, too, thanks Telangana police. “Her soul will rest in peace now,” he says.
The bodies of the four accused have been taken to Shadnagar government hospital. During the encounter at Chatanpally near Shadnagar, three police personnel were also injured, Firstpost reported.
Hyderabad: Senior Police officials arrive at the site of the encounter. All four accused in the rape and murder of woman veterinarian in Telangana were killed in an encounter with the police when the accused tried to escape while being taken to the crime spot. https://t.co/TB4R8EuPyr pic.twitter.com/7fuG87MP0m
— ANI (@ANI)December 6, 2019
In a tweet that was deleted later, “Justice Delivered,” wrote entrepreneur Kiran Majumdar Shaw after all four accused in the rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian were killed in an encounter with the Telangana Police in the early hours of Friday.
Justice delivered https://t.co/sOdjQhcw5v
— Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (@kiranshaw)December 6, 2019
Leading the chorus of angry parliamentarians, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan Monday said rapists should be “brought out in public and lynched.” “I don’t know how many times I’ve stood and spoken after this kind of crime. I think it is time… whether Nirbhaya or Kathua or what happened in Telangana… I think the people now want the government to give a proper and definite answer,” she had said.
Lynching the rapists, death penalty and castration of the accused were some of the suggestions that Parliamentarians proposed on Monday as they expressed outrage over the 26-year-old veterinarian’s rape in Hyderabad. Union Minister Rajnath Singh, meanwhile, said that the Centre is “ready for discussions to curb such crimes”.
The Accused Were Lodged in Cherlapally Central Prison | Officers said that police were able to track the accused based on inputs from people, clues from the crime scene and CCTV footage. The four accused, arrested on November 29, were in judicial custody and were lodged in high security cells in Cherlapally Central Prison amid high security and additional police deployment. They were charged under IPC sections 302 (murder), 375 (rape) and 362 (abduction).
The young woman’s rape and murder had sent shock waves across the nation after her body, badly burnt, was found last week near Hyderabad. On November 28, the men, all truck-drivers and cleaners, saw the woman park her scooter near a toll-booth and leave. They allegedly punctured her tyre and waited. When she returned, they pretended to help, gang-raped her, strangled her and burnt her body to destroy evidence, according to the police.
Police Opened Fire After Accused Tried Escaping | The police had taken the four accused to the crime spot for a recce to recreate the crime scene when the four tried to escape, following which the cops fired at them. The encounter took place at Chatanpally near Shadnagar, where the 26-year-old victim’s charred body was found.
Hyderabad Rape-Murder Accused Killed in Encounter | All four men accused in the gang rape and murder of a young veterinarian in Telangana have been killed in an encounter, the Cyberabad police said on Friday. The 26-year-old veterinarian, went missing from Shamshabad toll plaza, near Hyderabad, on Wednesday night. The four accused raped and then burnt her to death, the police have said. Her burnt body was recovered the following day.
Source: News18