Day after Hyderabad vet's murder, another woman's burnt body found in same area

Police are examining whether both incidents are connected

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A day after the charred body of a woman doctor was found on the outskirts of Hyderabad, body of another woman was recovered in the same locality in similar circumstances on Friday, sending shock waves across the city.

Police said the burnt body of the second woman was found a few kilometres away from where the veterinarian's body was recovered in a charred state on Thursday. Police are examining whether both the incidents are connected.

“Today evening we received information that a woman's dead body is lying in an open area on the outskirts of Shamshabad. Immediately our police team reached the spot and found the body,” Cyberabad Commissioner of Police V.C. Sajjanar told news agency ANI

He said the deceased has not yet been identified. Sajjanar said a case is being registered and further details will be revealed later.Police also suspect this could be a case of suicide.

On Thursday, the charred body of the 27-year-old veterinarian was found near a culvert on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway. The victim, who worked in a state-run hospital, was on her way home late on Wednesday when she was allegedly abducted, raped and burnt alive by unidentified persons.

Police said four people have been arrested in connection with the incident, which has sparked a national outrage prompting the Union Home Ministry to issue an advisory to state governments to take precautionary steps to prevent crimes against women.

Those arrested for the murder of the veterinarian were identified as Mohammad Areef, jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen and Chintakunta Chennakeshavalu.

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