Four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in India’s southern city of Hyderabad were fatally shot by police Friday, a police official said. The men were killed around 3:30 a.m., according to Priya, a police subinspector in Hyderabad who goes by one name. Another police official said the suspects tried to grab an officer’s firearm and escape during a visit to the crime scene. About 300 people gathered at the crime scene in Shadnagar, a town in the state of Telangana about an hour southwest of Hyderabad, to praise police for fatally shooting the suspects. Some hugged officers and lifted them into the air chantingm “Long live police,” while others showered them with flowers.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 06, 2019 05:34 UTC