• By Abhinav Gupta
  • Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:25 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Hyderabad | Jagran News Desk: In a sensational development, all four accused arrested last week in the gang-rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinarian were killed in police encounter when they were trying to escape from custody.

The four accused -- Mohammed (26), Jollu Shiva (20), Jollu Naveen (20) and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu (20) -- were gunned down at the same spot where they had dumped the victim's body and set it afire on the night of November 27 after the gang-rape near Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

According to police, the quartet had been taken to the scene of the crime at 3:30 am am for a reconstruction. Cops claimed that the four tried to escape and were killed in the encounter. 

Here are the highlights of the day:

15:32 pm: Cyberabad CP, VC Sajjanar: We suspect that the accused were also involved in many other cases in Karnataka, investigation is on.

15:32 pm: Cyberabad CP, VC Sajjanar on NHRC taking cognizance of today's encounter: We will answer to whoever takes cognizance, the state govt, NHRC, to all concerned. 

15:30 pm: Cyberabad CP, VC Sajjanar on today's encounter: I can only say that law has done its duty.

15:29 pm: Cyberabad CP, VC Sajjanar: There were around 10 police with the accused persons during the time of encounter. We have recovered the victim's cell phone here at the spot.

15:22 pm: Cyberabad CP, VC Sajjanar: We have also seized two weapons from the accused persons. The body of accused have been shifted to local govt hospital for PME.

15:20 pm: Cyberabad CP, VC Sajjanar: The police warned them and asked them to surrender but they continued to fire. Then we opened fire and they were killed in the encounter. During encounter, two police men have been injured and they have been shifted to the local hospital.

15:20 pm: Cyberabad CP VC Sajjanar on today's encounter: Today, the police brought the accused to the crime spot as part of investigation. The accused then attacked the police with sticks and then snatched the weapons from us and they started firing on police.

15:16 pm: On 4 and 5 December, we interrogated the accused after taking the accused into police custody: Cyberabad CP VC Sajjanar

15:13 pm: Telangana Police briefs the media on today's encounter

14:17 pm: "We appreciate what Hyderabad Police has done (Telangana encounter). I announce reward of Rs 1 lakh each to all Police personnel involved in the encounter," says Naresh Selpar, Chairman, Raah Group Foundation 

14:16 pm: National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the 4 accused, arrested by the police in connection with the rape and murder of veterinarian doctor in Telangana, have died in an encounter with the police this morning, reports ANI.

NHRC has asked its DG (Investigation) to immediately send a team for a fact finding on the spot investigation into the matter. The team of the Investigation Division of the Commission headed by an SSP, is expected to leave immediately and submit their report, at the earliest. 

13:46 pm: I don't know facts of what happened in Hyderabad. As responsible person, all I can say is, it must be thoroughly inquired into, to find out if it was a genuine encounter whether they were trying to flee or it was anything else: P Chidambaram

13:16 pm: Bodies are still at the encounter site, will be taken for post mortem shortly: ANI

12:10 pm: They deserved to be shot dead. God has been kind that they were shot dead, this is a good lesson. They tried to run away and they were killed. No NGO should oppose it and if they do so, they are anti-national: Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, YSR Congress Party

They deserved to be shot dead. God has been kind that they were shot dead, this is a good lesson. They tried to run away and they were killed. No NGO should oppose it and if they do so, they are anti-national: 

11:47 am: What police has done is very courageous and I must say that justice has been delivered. Legal questions over it are a different matter, but I am sure people of the country are at peace now: Baba Ramdev

11:37 am: Jo bhi hua hai bohot bhayanak hua hai is desh ke liye, you cannot kill people because you want to. You cannot take law in your hands, they( accused) would have been hanged by Court anyhow: BJP MP Maneka Gandhi

11:36 am: What happened in Hyderabad will act as a deterrent against criminals surely, we welcome this. In Bihar as well, cases of crimes against women are increasing. The state Govt here is lax and doing nothing: RJD leader Rabri Devi

11:35 am: The rape cases that have come to light of late, people are in anger whether it is Unnao or Hyderabad, so people are expressing happiness over the encounter. It is also something to be worried about, the way people have lost their faith in the criminal justice system. Together all the governments will have to take action on how to strengthen criminal justice system: Arvind Kejriwal

11:08 am: When a criminal tries to escape, police are left with no other option, it can be said that justice has been done: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

11:08 am: Der aaye, durust aaye...der aaye, bohot der aaye..:  Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan.

11:07 am: Well done boys- Telagana Police. Good that Telangana Police didn’t allow them to escape from custody , otherwise they would have come in for big criticism: Former Jammu and Kashmir DGP S P Vaid

10:55 am: Neigbours of the woman veterinarian tie rakhi to police personnel.

10:40 am: People celebrate and cheer for police at the encounter site.

10:39 am: Locals had showered rose petals on Police personnel at the spot where accused in the rape and murder of the woman veterinarian were killed in an encounter. 

10:16 am: 'DCP Zindabad, ACP Zindabad' slogans raised near the spot where where accused in the rape and murder of the woman veterinarian were killed in an encounter by Police earlier today.

09:46 am: We always demanded death penalty for them, and here police is the best judge, I don't know in what circumstances this happened: Rekha Sharma, National Commission of Women.

09:41 am: As a common citizen I am feeling happy that this was the end we all wanted for them. But this end was supposed to be through the legal system. It should have happened through proper channels: Rekha Sharma, National Commission of Women.

09:39 am: Heavy police presence at the spot where accused in the rape and murder of the woman veterinarian were killed.

09:33 am: Crimes against women are on the rise in Uttar Pradesh, but the state government is sleeping. Police here and also in Delhi should take inspiration from Hyderabad Police, but unfortunately here criminals are treated like state guests, there is jungle raj in UP right now: Mayawati

09:20 am:  Cyberabad Police had brought the accused persons to the crime spot for re-construction of the sequence of events. The accused snatched weapon and fired on Police. In self defence the police fired back, in which the accused were killed: DCP Shamshabad Prakash Reddy

09:16 am: Rape is an heinous crime. It must be dealt with strictly under the provisions of law. While I hold no brief for the alleged perpetrators of this dastardly act, “encounter” killings are a blot to our system. While I understand the urge for instant justice, this is not the way: Karti Chidambaram

09:00 am: The news of the brutal gang-rape and murder left the entire nation shocked and outraged. Protests were being held across the nation demanding strictest punishment for the perpetrators. 

08:57 am: What will the police do if rapists try to escape. That is exactly why we are requesting the Centre to create a strong system in the country so that rapists who are committing such heinous crimes need to be given death penalty after all kinds of court procedures: Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal.

08:55 am: I am extremely happy with this punishment.Police has done a great job & I demand that no action should be taken against the police personnel: Asha Devi, Nirbhaya's mother.

08:50 am: It has been 10 days to the day my daughter died. I express my gratitude towards the police & govt for this. My daughter's soul must be at peace now: Victim's father

08:45 am: The accused Mohammed Arif, Naveen, Shiva and Chennakeshavulu were killed in a Police encounter at Chatanpally,Shadnagar today in the wee hours, between 3 am and 6 am. I have reached the spot and further details will be revealed: Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar

08:40 am:  Reaction of girl students when news of encounter of the accused in murder and rape of woman veterinarian broke out:

08:35 am: Senior Police officials arrive at the site of the encounter.