HC wants bodies preserved till Dec 9: HC

Hyderabad, December 6

The Telangana High Court on Friday directed the state government to preserve the bodies of four accused in the rape and murder of a young veterinarian till 8 pm on December 9.

The High Court gave the order on a representation received in the office of the Chief Justice, requesting judicial intervention into the incident, alleging it was an extra judicial killing.

The HC directed that the video of the post-mortem in compact disc form or pen-drive be handed over to the Principal District Judge, Mahabubnagar, after completion of the post-mortem of all accused.

The court directed the Principal District Judge, Mahabubnagarto receive the CD or pen drive and hand it over to the Registrar General of the High Court by tomorrow evening.

“We further direct that the bodies of the four accused who were killed in the encounter be preserved by the state till 8 pm on December 9,” the High Court Division Bench said. — PTI