Four men accused of raping and killing a woman in India's southern city of Hyderabad were fatally shot by police Friday, a police official said.
Police on Friday fatally shot four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a woman in southern India after investigators took them to the crime scene, drawing both praise and condemnation in a case that has sparked protests across the country.
The police brought the suspects to help them locate evidence, including the victim’s phone, Sajjanar said at a news conference.“The suspects seized some weapons from policemen who had taken them there and started firing,” Sajjanar said. Hours after the police shootings, the crime scene in Shadnagar, a town in the state of Telangana about an hour southwest of Hyderabad, had the appearance of a fairground.Some hugged officers and lifted them into the air, chanting “Long live police,” while others showered them with flowers.
“Hang the rapists!” shouted some of the hundreds of Maliwal’s mainly female supporters who gathered Friday at the site of her strike, the mausoleum of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. “The killings are a ploy to shut down our demand of accountability from governments, judiciary and police, and dignity and justice for women. We demand a thorough investigation into this,” she said.
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