Hyderabad: Earlier
this morning, the Cyberabad commissioner of police VC Sajjanar confirmed that
all of the four accused in the horrific rape-murder of a veterinarian, were
shot dead during a failed escape bid. The 27-year-old victim's charred body was
found in Chatanpally near Shadnagar in Telangana on November 28.
Following
the incident, the girl's father expressed his gratitude towards the Telangana
government and police department for "speedy justice". He further
told a news agency, "My daughter's soul must be at peace now." Her
sister also reacted to the police shooting the four accused dead by saying this
"justice in record-time will set an example."
The bodies of the four accused have been taken to the Mahbubnagar
district hospital for post-mortem. Preliminary inputs suggest that the police
who got custody of the accused of seven-days starting Thursday took them from
the high-security Cherlapally jail to Tondupally toll plaza in Ranga Reddy
district which is where they had abducted the victim from. The purpose of this
was to recreate the events of the night of November 27 when she was gang-raped
and murdered.
A police official familiar with the incident has told media outlets that the
four accused were trying to escape. One of them signalled to the others and reached
for a policeman's weapon when the cops shot all four dead at Chatanpally near
Shadnagar town. This happened sometime between 3 AM and 6 AM in the wee hours
of Friday.
Meanwhile,
some residents and students from Hyderabad were seen rejoicing while passing
the spot in Chatanpally where the police encounter took place. A bus of young
female students passing the spot can be seen shouting in joy as a gesture of
appreciation for Telangana police.
The mother of Nirbhaya, the young woman who was gang-raped in Delhi in 2012
also reacted to the developments and applauded Telangana police for their
actions. Her father also congratulated Telangana police for killing the four
accused in the rape-murder case that has left the country outraged.
On
the night of November 27, the doctor was abducted and taken to a secluded spot
by the four accused where they took turns raping her. They then murdered her
and wrapped her body in a blanket before setting it ablaze. The matter came to
light the next morning when locals spotted her charred body under a bridge and
alerted police. All of the accused were arrested within 24 hours.
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