Hyderabad: A day after the body of a 26-year-old veterinarian was found in a charred state at Shamshabad near Hyderabad Thursday, police today found another woman dead under similar circumstances in the same locality.
Although police said the second woman was found dead just a few kilometres away from where the veterinarian’s body was recovered, they could not confirm if the two incidents were linked.
The first incident had sent shockwaves across the nation, drawing assurances from the Hyderabad government that everything was being done to catch the culprits and spurring the centre to send an advisory asking all state governments to ensure the safety of women. Police suspect that the victim was raped before being murdered.
The veterinarian had gone missing on Wednesday night, while she was heading home from work. Investigations revealed that on her way back, she stopped at the Shamshabad toll booth, parked her bike there and took a cab to visit a dermatologist. Upon returning around 9 pm, she found her two-wheeler punctured.
The veterinarian had last called her sister around 9:15 pm Wednesday. An audio recording of the call seemed to suggest that somebody had offered to get her flat tyre fixed, and that she was feeling feeling scared because some truck drivers near her were behaving in a suspicious manner.
They did not hear from her again. Four people, all truck drivers, have been arrested in connection with the veterinarian’s murder.
