Published 23:55 IST, December 6th 2019

Hyderabad: Locals hold candle march near victim's house, raise "Police Zindabad" slogans

Local residents of Hyderabad carried out a candle march near the residence of the woman veterinary doctor, to hail the police encounter of all 4 accused

Reported by: Gloria Methri
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Local residents of Hyderabad carried out a candle march on Friday, December 6, near residence of woman veterinary doctor, to hail police encounter which killed all four accused in rape and murder case. Raising slogans of 'Police Zindabad', people marched in remembrance of victim giving her a soulful tribute. 

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Hyderabad encounter

Earlier in day, Cyberabad police confirmed that all four accused in Hyderabad gang rape and murder case were gunned down by police on National Highway-44. accused in police custody were being taken to site of incident to recreate entire scene. As per  police, one of accused allegedly hatched a plan to attack police in a bid to escape and asked ors to allegedly attack m. This resulted in an encounter where police gunned down all accused in case. After encounter, bodies of accused were taken to a local hospital for postmortem. A magisterial probe has been ordered into encounter.

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Hyderabad Horror

Four accused were held and sent to judicial custody after a gangrape and murder incident took place in Hyderabad on  night of vember 27. A charred body was found in outskirts of Hyderabad’s Shadnagar area. Furr investigations revealed that a veterinary doctor was brutally gang-raped and murdered by four men on highway near a toll plaza. A preliminary probe stated that after raping, rapists wrapped her in a blanket and set her ablaze. Members of victim's family had filed a missing complaint after she did t return home by 10.20 pm on that night.

victim's sister revealed that victim had called her saying that she felt scared as a lorry driver had lured her two-wheeler to allegedly repair a puncture. Cyberabad Police had formed ten teams to crack case upon which four persons allegedly involved in crime had been arrested on vember 29 and sent to 14 days judicial custody.

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20:46 IST, December 6th 2019