A fake picture of Hyderabad rape-encounter is doing the rounds on social media

• Soon after the Telangana police gunned the four people accused in the Hyderabad rape case this morning, fake pictures of the encounter scene are doing rounds on social media.
  
• The picture is originally from an encounter that took place in 2015 — where the police shot 20 woodcutters hired by red sander smugglers.
  
• A week back, the city witnessed the gruesome rape of a 27-year-old veterinarian who was later burnt to death.

Soon after the Telangana police gunned the four people accused in the Hyderabad rape case this morning, fake pictures of the encounter are doing the rounds on social media.

This picture however is not related to the Hyderabad encounter. It is from an encounter in 2015 where Special Task Force at Seshachalam Hills near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh shot 20 woodcutters who were hired by red sand smugglers.

‘Quick justice’

A week back, the city witnessed the gruesome rape of a 27-year-old veterinarian who was later burnt to death. Her body which was found charred on the highway had angered many people. The police arrested all the four accused four days back.

In the wee hours of Friday, at 4 am, the police took them to the crime scene — to NH44 to recreate the crime. They were shot dead after an accused snatched a pistol from the police and tried to escape. Legal experts sought an immediate probe on the encounter as it sounds “fishy and mysterious”.

In the meanwhile, the nation is celebrating the encounter like it is a festival. While children are dancing at schools, crackers are being burst and petals are being showered on police. On social media too, the sentiment is pro-police as many of them hailed the act as ‘justice’.

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