New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: In another shocking incident, another charred body of a woman was found in the same locality -- Shamshabad near Hyderabad -- where the 26-year-old veterinarian’s burnt body was found on Thursday, sending shocks to the nation.
"The body was found in an open area on the outskirts of Shamshabad. It is being moved to a government hospital for autopsy, and a case is being registered," news agency ANI quoted Cyberabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanagar as saying.
Though the second woman, who was found dead on Saturday, was just a few kilometres away from the spot where the vet’s body was found, the police are doing investigations in the matter to confirm if the two incidents were linked or not.
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On Thursday, a veterinarian’s body was found under a culvert near Shamshabad in charred condition. The incident sent shockwaves across the nation. The Hyderabad government, as well as the police, had assured to catch the culprits as soon as possible. The police suspects that the woman was gang-raped before being brutally murdered.
Four people, all truck drivers, have been arrested in connection with the veterinarian's murder. According to ANI, they have now been sent to judicial custody.
The 26-year-old veterinarian had gone missing on Wednesday, while she was returning home from work. During the investigations, it was revealed that on her way back, she stopped near the Shamshabad toll booth and parked her vehicle there. She later took a cab to visit a dermatologist. When she returned back to her parked vehicle at around 9 pm, she found her two-wheeler punctured.
The deceased vet last called her sister at around 9:15 pm on Wednesday night and told her that she was stranded due to the punctured tires. The call recording also suggests that she was feeling scared due to the suspicious behaviour of some truck drivers nearby.
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Telangana Director General of Police Mahendar Reddy called the murder "gruesome and atrocious", and promised to ensure strict punishment for the culprits. "Deeply pained and anguished. Telangana police will do everything possible to catch the offenders at the earliest and get them convicted through a fast-track court. Anyone, anytime, anywhere in distress, please dial 100," he said in a tweet.