Hours after Priyanka Reddy rape incident, another woman found burnt in Shamshabad; Investigations underway

Hyderabad, November 30: Continous incidents of brutality are spreading shockwaves across the nation. Two days after the gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian in Shamshabad area on the outskirts of Hyderabad, the police on Friday recovered another burnt body of a woman there. The police suspect this could be a case of suicide. The body is yet to be identified.

 

 

 

The suspected killing of the unidentified woman was reported from the same area, Shamshabad, where the woman veterinarian was raped and killed by four workers on Wednesday.

Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar has informed that  the body was found in an open area on the outskirts of Shamshabad. It is being moved to a government hospital for an autopsy, a case is being registered.

Assistant Police Commissioner Ashok Kumar Goud said a few passersby noticed the burnt body and informed them. The victim is reportedly 35 years old. Her body was found on Siddulagutta road in Shamshabad area. 

It was not clear whether the woman committed suicide by setting herself ablaze or whether she was killed, said Goud. At least four suspects were arrested earlier on Friday for the gang-rape and murder of the 22-year-old veterinarian, whose charred body was found on Thursday night near Shadnagar town.

 

 

In Priyanka Reddy rape case, the accused have been identified as Mohammad Areef, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen, and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu. The accused in the Telangana rape and murder case have also been booked under the Nirbhaya Act.