All 4 Accused in Hyderabad Horror Killed in Police Encounter

All 4 individuals accused of the brutal gangrape, murder and burning of a 26 year old veterinarian in Hyderabad, were shot dead today morning by the police. They had been taken to the site for reconstruction of crime scene when they allegedly tried to escape. They were killed in the ensuing encounter.

Crux of the Matter

1. The nation was shocked by the news of the inhuman gangrape and murder of a 26 year old veterinarian doctor in Hyderabad on 29 Nov. The victim’s body was found in a burnt state near a highway.

2. The 4 men accused of the crime were apprehended by the police the next day. All 4 had confessed to the crime. Their family members had further publicly disowned them for their ghastly act.

3. The Hyderabad police had also been accused of dealing with the situation callously when the victim’s family had initially filed a complaint.

4. The nation was up in arms to protest the national situation regarding the safety of women in the country. People took to the streets across the country to demand swifter action and stricter justice from politicians as well as policemen.

5. Within a week of the crime, the Hyderabad police had taken the accused to the crime spot for reconstruction of incidents. The accused allegedly tried to escape and even managed to snatch some weapons, as per police sources. In the ensuing crossfire, all 4 were killed.

Curiopedia

Encounter killing is a term used in South Asia, especially India and Pakistan since the late 20th century to describe extrajudicial killings by the police or the armed forces, allegedly in self-defence, when they encounter suspected gangsters or terrorists. In the 1990s and the mid-2000s, the Mumbai Police used encounter killings to attack the city’s underworld, and the practice spread to other large cities. In Pakistan, the Sindh Police is notorious for extrajudicial killings through fake encounters especially in Karachi. Critics are sceptical of many of these reported incidents, and further complain that the wide acceptance of the practice has led to incidents of the police staging fake encounters to cover-up the killing of suspects when they are either in custody or are unarmed. More Info

Curated Coverage

1. India Today – All 4 accused in Hyderabad veterinarian’s rape and murder case shot dead in police chase

2. The News Minute – Celebration and dissent: Reactions pour in for killing of 4 Hyd rape and murder accused

3. The Quint – ‘I Killed Her’: Accused in Telangana’s Hyderabad Veterinary Doctor’s Rape-Murder case Told His Kin

4. India Today – 26-year-old Telangana vet burnt to death: Don’t hang up, am scared, she told sister in last call

5. Times of India – Hyderabad vet could have been saved but police wasted precious time, victim’s family tells NCW

6. Zee News – Hyderabad veterinary doctor gangrape-murder: A timeline of the case

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