Even as the outrage over the brutal killing of a 27-year-old woman doctor on the outskirts of Hyderabad is gathering steam across the country, the Centre said it would send an advisory to all states to take precautionary steps to prevent crimes against women.
Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy said he has been in regular touch with officials of the Telangana government.
The victim, an assistant veterinarian at a state-run hospital, was on her way home late on Wednesday when she was allegedly abducted and burnt alive by unidentified persons. Her charred body was found on Thursday near a culvert on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway, which is around 25 km from a toll plaza where she was last seen, police said.
Reddy said the culprit should be arrested and given capital punishment.
"On behalf of the central government, I am talking to the state government officials. The Telangana DGP is also coming to Delhi today and he will meet me. Those who were involved in the crime should be socially boycotted and no lawyer should represent them," he said.
Police on Friday said they strongly believe that the victim was raped before being killed. They said four people are being questioned with regard to the incident.
The murder has sparked an outpouring of national grief and outrage. Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday wondered how anyone could subject another human being to such terrible violence.
“I am shocked to hear about the brutal rape and murder of Dr *** ** in Hyderabad. How anyone could subject another human being to such terrible, unprovoked violence is beyong imagination. My thoughts and prayers are with the victim's family at this time of immense grief,” Gandhi tweeted.
