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Hyderabad: Another woman’s charred body found in the same area where veterinary doctor was raped

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Hyderabad: Another woman’s charred body found in the same area where veterinary doctor was raped

The country was just about grappling with the heinous crime perpetrated against Dr Preeti Reddy (name changed) when another body has been found in a similar condition. In the same area of Hyderabad, Shamshabad, where Dr Preeti Reddy was brutally raped and later murdered by being burnt, another body has been found in similar condition.

News is now trickling in that just a few minutes ago, another charred body of a 40-year-old woman has been found in the Shamshabad area of Hyderabad.

It is being said that both the bodies of Dr Preeti Reddy and the latest victim has been found in similar conditions. The body has been taken for post-mortem and the results are awaited.

Read: Hyderabad shocker: Police asked parents if their daughter has eloped, minister says why did she call family and not police

The police have started the investigation and is probing the case. More details are yet to emerge.

Dr Preeti Reddy (name changed) was earlier raped in Shamshabad area and brutally murdered. Her body was set on fire by the culprits. The police have arrested four accused in the case. According to the reports, the four accused had pre-planned the crime after they had noticed that the victim had parked her two-wheeler at the Tondupally toll plaza.

Read: Hyderabad: Police confirms veterinarian’s rape and murder was pre-planned, release photo of main accused Md Pasha

The accused assumed that the lady would come to pick it up later in the evening. The accused then flattened the tyre. The prime accused was one Md Pasha. Other accused are Naveen from Gudigandla, cleaner Kesavulu, and an assistant named Siva.

Note: This is a developing story and we will update this article with relevant information

Jharkhand: Law student abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint in Ranchi, 12 arrested men confess to the crime

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Jharkhand: Law student abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint in Ranchi, 12 arrested men confess to the crime

In yet another shocking incident, a 25-year-old law student was abducted and raped by 12 men at gunpoint at a brick kiln near Ranchi. According to reports, all 12 men have been arrested and they have confessed to their crime.

The FIR lodged by the victim at Kanke police station states that the incident happened at around 5.30 pm on November 26. The victim was chatting with her friend near a bus stop in Sangrampur area, in the city outskirts, when two motorcycle-borne men accosted them and abducted the victim at gunpoint after overpowering her friend, police said.

The place from where the victim was abducted, is barely 4km from her law college campus and 10 km from the chief minister’s official residence. The high-security zone also houses the residences of the DGP, chief justice of the Jharkhand high court and the leader of the opposition. The new police lines are also close to the area.

After the bike reportedly ran out of fuel, the two motorcycle-borne men made calls to their friends asking them to come with a car. They then drove to the brick kiln and took turns to rape the woman.

The victim managed to reach the police station the next morning and narrated her ordeal to the police after which an FIR was lodged. Based on the complaint the police conducted raids and arrested the 12 accused identified as Sunil Munda, Kuldeep Oraon, Sunil Oraon, Sandeep Tirkey, Ajay Munda, Rajan Oraon, Naveen Oraon, Aman Oraon, Basant Kachhap, Ravi Oraon, Rohit Oraon and Rishi Oraon. On being interrogated the accused confessed to their crime.

“They were booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code, SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Arms Act. A car, a motorcycle, a pistol, eight mobile phones and the cellphone snatched from the victim have been seized from the possession of the accused,” a police statement added. ​

A car, bike, two magazines, bullets, pistol, 8 mobile phones and victim’s damaged phone were recovered from the accused.

Shockingly, this is the third such incident which has been reported in the last three days, second being reported from Kolkata while the third from Hyderabad. Prior to this, we reported how two minor girls were abducted by three teenage boys from outside Kalighat temple in Kolkata and raped thereafter.

In another spine chilling incident, a 27-year-old veterinarian Dr Potula Priyanka Reddy was brutally raped, murdered and set ablaze in the outskirts of Hyderabad city on Wednesday night. The Telangana police have now confirmed that Priyanka Reddy was kidnapped and gang-raped. Four people have been reportedly arrested in connection with the case. They have been identified as Mohammad Pasha, Naveen, Kesavulu, and Siva.

BHU professor Firoz Khan issues statement, urges media to stop spreading rumours against him

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BHU professor Firoz Khan issues statement, urges media to stop spreading rumours against him

The Banaras Hindu University has been embroiled in a massive controversy. For the past fortnight, students of the Dharma Vigyan Department have been protesting against the appointment of a Muslim professor in SVDV (Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan) department of the BHU.

Now, the university’s information and public relations office has issued a statement in which professor Firoz Khan, whose appointment in the theology department of BHU had created displeasure amongst the students of the Dharma Vigyan Department, has been quoted as criticising media for creating false news and spreading rumours against him.

The statement reads that many media outlets are spreading wrong information about the professor’s whereabouts as to where he is presently staying, with who is he interacting and under whose influence or protection he has been working. It further states that various local, national and international media houses have been attributing terms like ‘gumshuda’ (missing), ‘shehar choda’ (left the city), ‘underground’, ‘vanishing’, to him, which are malicious and are damaging his reputation. He also said that there is just no need or any reason for him to leave or flee the city.

Khan further said that his statements are also being distorted and misrepresented by media which he said is condemnable. He added that due to this false and malicious reportage people are becoming apprehensive, besides developing a false notion against him.

Dr Firoz Khan is quoted as saying: “Every morning when I get to see false and malicious news printed in the newspapers against me I feel very hurt. There are various such fictitious things which are also being shared on social media, which saddens me. I urge everyone to refrain from spreading and believing in such false news”, said Khan.

He added that “being affiliated to a prestigious university like the Banaras Hindu University, I am not only aware of my duties but also respect and follow the rules and regulations of that place”.

“I want to continue teaching, I appeal to everyone to let me and my family live in peace and let me do my duties properly”, said the professor.

He said that it is his privilege that he was appointed to the Dharma Vigyan Department. “I am indebted for being given this opportunity to teach on the land of Mahamana. Guided by Mahamana’s values and teaching, I am committed to adhering to the university’s rules and deliver by best. I am sure that my dedication and hard work will be recognised by the students, faculties and University administration. I once again appeal not to create a fearful environment by sharing and spreading false and fictitious news”, the professor was quoted in the statement as saying.

It is noteworthy that when the students were protesting about the appointment of Professor Feroz Khan, all the media groups across the country ran this news as if the appointment of a Muslim teacher was being opposed in the BHU itself or in the Sanskrit language department of the university, but that is not the case.

In reality, the current protests are against the appointment of a non-Hindu to the ‘Faculty of Theology’. There are two departments for Sanskrit in BHU, one under Arts Faculty and the other under SVDV Faculty. The first is the study of Sanskrit language and the other is the theology of religion. There are different ways of studying in these two. Sanskrit is taught as a language in the Sanskrit department. On the other hand, in the SVDV,  students are taught about the customs, mantras, shlokas, rituals of worship and rituals of Sanatan Dharma.

In the Dharma Vigyan Department, even Sanskrit is learnt with an interpretation of theology and hence, the students were demanding that only a practising Hindu be allowed to teach them in the Dharma Vigyan department.

Kolkata: Two minor girls abducted from outside Kalighat temple and raped by one youth and two minor boys

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Kolkata: Two minor girls abducted from outside Kalighat temple and raped by one youth and two minor boys

On the day that heinous crime of gang-rape and murder came to the fore from Hyderabad, another shocker is being reported from Kolkata. In yet another horrific incident, two minor girls who begged outside the Kalighat temple in South Kolkata were allegedly abducted by three youths, two in them teenagers, and thereafter raped them on the banks of Adi Ganga, confirmed a police officer on Friday.

According to the officer, the two girls were abducted on Thursday afternoon by the three men who then took them to the banks of Adi Ganga (the nearly 75-km-long original channel of river Ganga) near Machandi Ashram and raped them. Acording to reports, the three men had took the girls with them promising them money and work.

“The three boys then took the girls to the banks of Adi Ganga (the nearly 75-km-long original channel of river Ganga) near Machandi Ashram and gang-raped them,” he said.

The police have arrested two of the three accused, one of them is identified as Gaurav alias Kajal, while the other one is a minor so he was not named. A manhunt is on for the third accused who is also a minor.

The medical examination of the two girls had been done and reports were awaited, said the senior police officer from Kalighat police station, adding that “We are talking to the girls and grilling the two boys to find out more details about the incident and the whereabouts of the third accused. A team of forensic experts are trying collecting evidence from the scene of crime.”

The three accused have been booked under section 363 (kidnapping) of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

In another spine chilling incident, a 27-year-old veterinarian Dr Potula Priyanka Reddy was brutally raped, murdered and set ablaze in the outskirts of Hyderabad city on Wednesday night. The Telangana police have now confirmed that Priyanka Reddy was kidnapped and gang-raped. Four people have been reportedly arrested in connection with the case. They have been identified as Mohammad Pasha, Naveen, Kesavulu, and Siva.

India saved millions owing to PM Modi’s prudent airport practices: Home Minister Amit Shah

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India saved millions owing to PM Modi’s prudent airport practices: Home Minister Amit Shah

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s judicious airport habits have saved the country millions, claimed the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Shah asserted that PM Modi has shunned the tradition of booking a hotel during technical halts on his foreign visits for refuelling of aircraft and instead stays at airport terminals.

Replying to the debate about the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill 2019, Shah said, “In the past when prime ministers travelled overseas, a hotel was booked for an overnight stay during technical halts to get fuel. Narendra Modi has till today not booked a hotel during a technical halt. He waits at the airport, takes bath there and moves further after refuelling is done. He has initiated the practice of taking less than 20 per cent of staff along with him on his foreign visits. There was an arrangement of separate vehicles for the accompanying staff. He said that four to five people should go in a car or a bus which should be provided.”

Responding to the aspersions raised by Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, Shah clarified that PM Modi has not violated the SPG protocol during a seaplane ride in Gujarat.

Taking a jibe at the Congress leaders and Gandhi family, Shah said that though PM Modi subjects himself to tough norms, there are others who consider security cover as a status symbol. Congress leaders on Wednesday had created a ruckus after security cover provided to Gandhi family members was downgraded.

Targeting the Gandhi family members for repeated violations of SPG cover, Amit Shah listed down the number of instances when the SPG cover was flouted by the Gandhi family. He claimed that on more than 600 occasions, member of Gandhi family went on a trip without taking their SPG cover. Rahul Gandhi, according to Shah, violated SPG norms about 1892 times while travelling in India and about 247 times on his foreign tours since 2015. Essentially, Amit Shah asked the Gandhis why they were so secretive about their trips.

Dear Rahul Gandhi, here is what Balasaheb Thackeray and Shiv Sena had said about Sadhvi Pragya and Nathuram Godse

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Dear Rahul Gandhi, here is what Balasaheb Thackeray and Shiv Sena had said about Sadhvi Pragya and Nathuram Godse

As Congress President Rahul Gandhi stoked a controversy after he called Bhopal BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur as a ‘terrorist’ following her alleged praise for MK Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse, questions are now being raised regarding the hypocrisy of Congress party as they attacked BJP MP.

Following the personal attack on Sadhvi Pragya by Rahul Gandhi, social media users are now reminding Congress party that Bala Saheb Thackeray, the founder of Congress party’s new ‘secular’ ally – Shiv Sena, had himself defended Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur after she was arrested and tortured during the Congress era for her alleged involvement in Malegaon blast case.

In 2008, the then Shiv Sena chief Bala Saheb Thackeray had stood in support of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and other Malegaon blasts accused and had lashed out at pro-Hindutva elements for “disowning” them. He had asked the legal community to come forward to defend the three accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and Samir Kulkarni.

“The entire Hindu community should support the Sadhvi, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and Samir Kulkarni who is being framed by the anti-terror squad (ATS),” Bal Thackeray had said in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana.

Thackeray said he did not support any kind of terrorism that weakens the country and added that he had regretted the loss of life in the Malegaon incident. “But if the pseudo secularists in the country are supportive of Afzal Guru (Parliament attack convict), why should we not love and be proud of Sadhvi Pragya, Ramesh Upadhyay and Samir Kulkarni?

“Every day Islamic terrorists are planting bombs to kill Hindus in India. The latest blasts in Assam too were engineered by Bangladeshi migrants. If a Sadhvi Pragya or a Ramesh Upadhyay or a Samir Kulkarni is born in the present milieu, they cannot be blamed,” it added.

Bala Thackeray had alleged that the Congress was using the ATS machinery which is practising politics of Muslim appeasement. “The arrests of cultured and educated individuals in connection with the Malegaon blasts in an effort to crush Hindus to please Muslim fanatics in the country,” the article read.

The editorial had also slammed pro-Hindutva organisations for what it called “disowning” the Malegaon blast accused. “If Chhatrapati Shivaji and Veer Savarkar were alive today, they would suffer bouts of depression to see the passive tolerance of Islamic intimidation by Hindus,” the Sena chief said.

“If a Majid Memon puts on the black coat to defend brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in a court of law, can we expect another Memon to stand up to argue for Sadhvi Pragya, Upadhyay and Kulkarni?” Balasaheb Thackeray wrote at the end of the editorial.

The Congress party, which has been attacking Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for her comments on Nathuram Godse, seems to have no shame in joining hands with the Shiv Sena, which in the past had showered praises to Nathuram Godse also by praising him as a patriot.

However, Rahul Gandhi seems to have a problem when a similar opinion is being expressed by the BJP leaders and chooses to remain silent when Shiv Sena, which is now ‘secularised’ after it joined the Congress party, expresses its admiration for Nathuram Godse.
The personal attacks on Sadhvi Pragya Thakur by the Congress party leadership is rather shameful. It is widely believed that Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is one of the victims of the Congress party’s attempt to invent Hindu Terror. Even after all the terror unleashed at her during the UPA era to attain a political objective, there is no end to Congress party’s desperation to attack and insult Sadhvi Pragya Thakur by calling her a ‘terrorist’.

Andhra Pradesh Congress says Hyderabad veterinary doctor was raped and murdered in “Peaceful-M” area, deletes tweet

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Andhra Pradesh Congress says Hyderabad veterinary doctor was raped and murdered in “Peaceful-M” area, deletes tweet

Following the barbarous incident in which a 27-year-old veterinarian Preeti Reddy (name changed) was savagely murdered and her body was set ablaze after allegedly raping her in the Shamshabad neighbourhood of Hyderabad on Wednesday night, the official Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress posted a tweet alleging that “Peaceful-M” are responsible for the predicament of the doctor.

Seeking justice for the slain Doctor Preeti Reddy (name changed), the official Twitter account of Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress posted a tweet saying, “Preeti Reddy was raped and her body was burnt in Shamshabad, Hyderabad, a “Peaceful-M” majority area. Her bike was punctured and she called relatives to inform. Instead of helping her, this is what those “Peaceful Monsters” did to her.”

Soon after the tweet was posted, it garnered many retweets and was shared by a raft of people on Twitter. Shamshabad in Hyderabad is an ostensibly Muslim majority region and the official Congress handle claimed that “Peaceful Monsters” residing in the area are to be blamed for the plight of Dr Preeti Reddy, who was allegedly raped and brutally murdered before setting her body was set on fire by the culprits. However, before long, the tweet was pulled down from the official handle.

The police have arrested four accused in the case. According to the reports, the four accused had pre-planned the crime after they had noticed that the victim had parked her two-wheeler at the Tondupally toll plaza. The accused assumed that the lady would come to pick it up later in the evening. The accused then flattened the tyre. The prime accused was one Md Pasha. Other accused are Naveen from Gudigandla, cleaner Kesavulu, and an assistant named Siva.

Read: Hyderabad shocker: Police asked parents if their daughter has eloped, minister says why did she call family and not police

As Preeti Reddy was returning home from work a little after 8 pm to pick her vehicle, she noticed a flat tyre. She immediately called her sister, who suggested that she leave her two-wheeler at the toll plaza and take a cab home. Before she could, two men approached her, who offered to take her vehicle for repair.

The woman was allegedly ambushed and dragged into the bushes by the accused barely 50 metres from Tondupally toll plaza behind a line of trucks that was parked near the road. Her charred body was found under an underpass today morning.

Read: Hyderabad: Police confirms veterinarian’s rape and murder was pre-planned, release photo of main accused Md Pasha

According to police, the accused took her body to an under-construction bridge a few kilometres away and set it on fire. The police stated that the victim’s innerwear and some other objects including an alcohol bottle found around 100 metres from the spot led them to believe she was sexually assaulted before being killed.

The Telangana police have also confirmed that Preeti Reddy was kidnapped and gang-raped. The police confirmed that a lorry driver named Mohammad Pasha from Narayanpet in Mahababub Nagar district was allegedly the main suspect. Media reports are now saying that rape has been confirmed in post mortem analysis.

13 Indian ISIS terrorists held in Afghanistan may soon be repatriated under extradition treaty: Report

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13 Indian ISIS terrorists held in Afghanistan may soon be repatriated under extradition treaty: Report

Kabul may soon be extraditing 13 Indian ISIS terrorists to India who were amongst more than 600 ISIS terrorists who had surrendered to the Afghan National Army in the last few weeks, says a report published in the Economic Times.

The decision to extradite Indian-origin ISIS terrorists came in the wake of the formalisation of the extradition treaty between the two countries last Sunday. According to the sources, the surrendered ISIS terrorists from India will be repatriated back after following due procedures.

Hundreds of ISIS terrorists have surrendered to the Afghan National Army following the offence launched by the American and Afghan forces. About 243 ISIS terrorists surrendered with around 400 family members on November 19 after a fierce onslaught against the terror group’s strongholds in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces in Afghanistan.

Last week, 82 terrorists had turned themselves in and surrendered to the security forces in Achin district of Nangarhar province. They had 51 women and 96 children with them.

The Governor of Nangarhar province, Shahmahmood Miakhel, had then claimed that about one-third of the surrendered ISIS terrorists belonged to India and Pakistan who will be first taken to Kabul for interrogation and subsequently sent back to their respective countries.

Read: Kerala: Two radical Islamist PFI members among the 10 believed to have joined ISIS

Since mid-October, the Armed forces of Afghanistan and the American forces have routinely bombarded the ISIS stronghold in the region, curtailing their food supplies and leaving them with the option of either starving to death or surrender to the forces.

The Indian intelligence agencies assert that a major chunk of the Indian ISIS terrorists is Keralites who were in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces. The intelligence agencies’ officials claim that they have been continuously monitoring their communications.

Agencies also believe that many of the missing Indians who were suspected of joining the ISIS have met with a grim fate. Others who have survived the carnage meted out by the US and Afghan forces and have realised that their cause stares an inevitable defeat are now eager to escape the strife-torn region.

Despite SC’s stay on tree cutting in Aarey, new Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says not a single leaf will be cut, halts metro car shed construction

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Despite SC’s stay on tree cutting in Aarey, new Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says not a single leaf will be cut, halts metro car shed construction

Hours after sitting on Maharashtra’s chief minister’s seat, Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray, in his first policy decision, ordered to put a halt to the car shed construction for the Mumbai Metro in Aarey Milk Colony.

Addressing his first press conference as chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray said, “I have ordered to stop the work of Aarey metro car shed project today. Metro work will not stop but till next decision, not a single leaf of Aarey will be cut,” adding, “I am the first Chief Minister who was born in Mumbai. It is going on in my mind, what I can do for the city.”

“I am in Mantralaya (state secretariat) for the first time. I just had a meeting with the secretaries and we introduced each other. I told them to use taxpayers’ money in the best way, and that it should not be wasted,” said Thackeray while speaking to reporters after taking charge as the Maharashtra CM.

Saying that overnight cutting of trees in Aarey was not acceptable, Thackeray said not a single tree leaf will be cut till further notice.

The Supreme Court had last month, clarified that there is no stay order on the construction of Metro shed in Aarey Colony, with a stipulation that a stay on felling of trees will remain. Besides, it has also asked for a White Paper on the matter, seeking details of trees uprooted, transplanted and those that survived the transplant.

It is pertinent to note here that along with the SC stay on felling of trees, the Metro Corporation had also said that they have cut all the trees that needed to be cut and they do not need to cut any more trees in the area.

Also Read- Aarey: Environmentalism should be a practical concern, not a religion

Approximately 2000 trees were uprooted between October 4 to October 6, before the apex court put a stay on the further felling of trees. The order came after the Maharashtra government proceeded to chop the trees it needed to for its plan to clear 33 hectares of Aarey land for the project. The Supreme Court has listed the matter to be heard in court on November 15.

The Court has ordered MMRCL to submit a detail report on aforestation measures taken by it to compensate for felled trees. The court also sought a status report with pictures on plantation, transplantation and felling of trees in Aarey Colony.

On the night of 4th October, the Mumbai Metro Corporation had started the process of cutting 2,185 trees in Aarey colony after the Bombay High Court dismissed all petitions against the same earlier in that day. As per an order issued by the Tree Authority on 13th September, approval for cutting 2,185 trees and transplanting 461 trees was granted to clear the allotted land for the depot of metro trains.

Police had to impose section 144 of the IPC for smooth implementation of the order as protestors had arrived at Aarey Colony to prevent trees from being cut. Out of 2,185 trees marked for felling, 2,141 trees were cut before the stay by SC, while the Metro Corporation had said that they have cut all the trees that needed to be cut and they do not need to cut any more trees in the area.

Hyderabad shocker: Police asked parents if their daughter has eloped, minister says why did she call family and not police

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Hyderabad shocker: Police asked parents if their daughter has eloped, minister says why did she call family and not police

In an outrageous act of victim shaming, Telangana Home Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali on Friday said the deceased women Dr Preeti Reddy (name changed), who was brutally raped and murdered, should have called the police first and questioned the rationale of the victim’s call to her sister.

Speaking to the media, Mohammad Mahmood Ali, Telangana Home Minister said the deceased woman who was a doctor should have dialled the emergency police contact first rather than contacting her sister.

“She is a doctor, she is educated. Why did she call her sister first? She should have called 100 first,” said Ali.


Ali’s comments have sparked massive outrage on social media.

Meanwhile, serious questions are being raised against the conduct of Telangana police after the parents of the deceased woman accused the police of willfully neglecting their complaint. Reportedly, the police allegedly disbelieved the parents of Preeti Reddy when they complained about missing daughter. Reddy’s parents have stated to media that when they insisted that their daughter might be in trouble, the police officer speaking to them had stated that their daughter must have eloped with someone.

The family members said that they first approached the RGIA police station from where they were directed to go to Shamshabad police station. Reportedly, the policemen had reportedly said that the area in which crime was committed was not under their jurisdiction.

On Wednesday night, a 27-year-old veterinarian Dr Preeti Reddy (name changed) was brutally raped and murdered and her body was set ablaze on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Four people have been reportedly arrested in connection with the case.

Read: Hyderabad Police confirms veterinarian’s rape and murder was pre-planned, release photo of main accused Md Pasha

According to the reports, the four accused had pre-planned the crime after they had noticed that the victim had parked her two-wheeler at the Tondupally toll plaza. The accused assumed that the lady would come to pick it up later in the evening. The accused then deflated the tyre.

As Preeti Reddy was returning home from work a little after 8 pm to pick her vehicle, she noticed a flat tyre. She immediately called her sister, who suggested that she leave her two-wheeler at the toll plaza and take a cab home. Before she could, two men approached her, who offered to take her vehicle for repair.

The woman was allegedly ambushed and dragged into the bushes by the accused barely 50 metres from Tondupally toll plaza behind a line of trucks that was parked near the road. Her charred body was found under an underpass on Thursday morning.

According to police, the accused took her body to an under-construction bridge a few kilometres away and set it on fire. The police stated that the victim’s innerwear and some other objects including an alcohol bottle found around 100 metres from the spot led them to believe she was sexually assaulted before being killed.

The Telangana police have also confirmed that Preeti Reddy was kidnapped and gang-raped. The police confirmed that a lorry driver named Mohammad Pasha from Narayanpet in Mahababub Nagar district was allegedly the main suspect. Media reports are now saying that rape has been confirmed in post mortem analysis.

The other accused, identified as Naveen from Gudigandla, cleaner Kesavulu, and an assistant named Siva have also been arrested. The incident has sparked massive outrage among the public over the never-ending cases of sexual violence against women.

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