HYDERABAD ENCOUNTER
Following a writ petition by civil rights activists seeking judicial intervention into the reported encounter of the four accused in the rape of murder of a Hyderabad vet, the Telangana High court on Friday directed the government to preserve the bodies of the four men till Monday, December 9. The four persons — Mohammed Areef, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen and Chennakeshavulu — were accused of rape and murder of 26-year -old Disha (name changed). On Friday, Cyberabad police said that the four accused were killed by police in an “encounter” as they tried to overpower the officers during evidence collection, and attempted to flee by snatching guns away from the police officers, according to Cyberabad Commissioner VC Sajjanar. Responding to the writ petition, which suspected foul play in the incident, the High Court directed officials to submit a video recording of the post-mortem in a CD to the Principal District Judge, Mahaboobnagar for all the accused. The Court has also furth...