Days after the horrific rape and murder of a 27-year-old Hyderabad-based veterinary doctor, a large number of people staged a strong protest on Saturday outside Hyderabad’s Shadnagar police station, where the accused in the case were lodged before being shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail.
Locals hurled slippers on cops after the police stopped them from entering the police station. The four accused have been shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail and sent in judicial remand for 14 days.
#WATCH | Locals hurled slippers on police after police stopped them from entering Shadnagar police station, where the accused in rape&murder case of the woman veterinary doctor, were lodged earlier today. Accused have been shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail. #Telangana pic.twitter.com/4X5ykP0vnT
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The victim’s charred body was found on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday night. Women’s groups and family members of the victim have sought the death penalty for those involved in the shocking incident and accused the Telangana police of handling the case in an apathetic fashion.
On the other hand, Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, said: “Today a detailed inquiry was conducted on dereliction of duty on delaying FIR registration relating to a missing woman of Shamshabad Police Station on the intervening night of 27 and 28 November.”
He further said that based on the findings, three policemen have been suspended till further orders.
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Meanwhile, in Delhi, Youth Congress workers hold a protest march at Jantar Mantar, against the brutal incident.
#Delhi: Youth #Congress workers hold a protest march at Jantar Mantar, against the rape & murder of the woman veterinary doctor in Ranga Reddy (#Telangana). @IYC pic.twitter.com/8hnrGZ5CZL
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In West Bengal too, BJP Mahila Morcha members and others take part in candle march in Siliguri, to protest against the heinous crime.
#WestBengal: BJP Mahila Morcha members and others take part in candle march in Siliguri, to protest against the rape & murder of the woman veterinary doctor in Ranga Reddy (#Telangana). pic.twitter.com/U6r0aSInkX
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Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan visited the victim’s relatives at their residence in Hyderabad to express her condolences on Saturday. A team from the National Commission for Women (NCW) had met them earlier in the day.