Hyderabad | Jagran News Desk: In a chilling incident, a 26-year-old veterinarian -- who went missing on Wednesday night near Hyderabad -- was found raped and murdered under a culvert on Thursday, the police said.
The police said that the body of the victim was noticed bysome passers-by who informed them. The victim used to work as an assistant veterinarian at a state-run hospital, reported news agency PTI.
The police said that the women went missing on Wednesday night after which a complaint was registered at the Shamshabad police state. It added that it has picked up two men -- a lorry drive and a clearner -- from Andhra Pradesh for questioning.
According to police, the complaint was registered on Wednesday by the victim’s family members after she did not return home by 10.20 pm. The police added that the victim’s body was found in Shadnagar, about 30 kilometres away, below an underbridge.
In their complaint, the victim’s family said that they got a call from her at 9.22 pm stating that she was at the plaza as someone told her that her scooter had a flat tyre and offered to help her, taking the two-wheeler.
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The complaint further stated that the victim told her family that after sometime the person returned saying all shops were closed and he will try to get it repaired in some other place adding that she was scared as there was a lorry in the vicinity and some people who had offered her help were near the vehicle.
The complainant further said she called her again at 9.44 pm but the phone was switched off following which they approached police.
“The incident took place when she was returning from Gachilbowli. Till point she used public transport and from there, she used her parked two-wheeler. Her two-wheeler got deflated and some men came to her offering help,” Times of India quoted a senior Hyderabad police official as saying.
The official added that her two-wheeler has not yet been found yet and it might give them some clues.
(With agency inputs)