Police officers in India who shot dead four accused gang rapists and killers who allegedly attempted to escape jail are now being investigated for possible murder themselves. Her four alleged gang rapists, lorry drivers Mohammad Areef, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu were shot dead by officers last Friday. The accused were allegedly trying to seize police weapons and escape prison while carrying out a crime reenactment in a field near Hyderabad. Four men accused of gang raping, murdering and then burning the corpse of a veterinary doctor whose scooter had broken down were shot dead in India last Friday after police say the men tried to steal their weapons and escape. They tried to snatch weapons from the guards but were shot dead,' deputy police commissioner Prakash Reddy told AFP.

Source: Daily Mail December 12, 2019 09:48 UTC