The veterinarian was raped and killed by the accused in the Shamshabad area on November 27.
Highlights
- 4 men accused of rape, murder of Telangana vet killed by cops today
- They were shot dead while trying to escape, attack police: Cops
- Cops suspect they're involved in similar crimes in Karnataka, Andhra
The four men accused of raping and killing the 27-year-old veterinarian who were shot dead by the Telangana police early this morning, were suspected of being involved in similar crimes across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the police have said.
"We have done DNA profiling of the victim and of all the accused and have collected scientific data and evidence. Further, we are collecting data from Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh about the missing and burnt bodies of women. Once the data comes we will analyse it about their involvement. We suspect that the accused were involved in other such cases across these states," said Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar while addressing a new conference.
Cyberabad Police on Friday said that they had recovered the murdered veterinarian's mobile phone, power bank and watch from the crime scene.
The police's statement comes after the four accused - who were arrested for raping and burning the woman on November 27 in the Shamshabad area - were shot dead by policemen earlier today.
Detailing the sequence of events that led to the shooting of all the four accused, Mr Sajjanar said that the accused were killed in a ''retaliatory'' action by the cops after they started attacking the police with stones, sticks, and other materials while they also snatched the weapons of two police personnel and fired at them.
"All the four accused got together and they started attacking the police party with stones, sticks, and other materials and also snatched away weapons from two of our officers and started firing," said Mr Sajjanar.
According to the Commissioner of Police, the police officials maintained restraint and asked them to surrender but the accused continued firing on the police, after which the police fired in retaliation, killing the accused.
The veterinarian was raped, killed and burnt by the accused in the Shamshabad area on November 27. Her charred body was recovered on November 28.
(With inputs from ANI)