People holding a candlelight vigil in support of sexual assault victims and against the alleged rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor in Hyderabad, in Bangalore. Police shot dead four detained gang-rape and murder suspects as they were re-enacting their alleged crime, prompting celebrations but also accusations of extrajudicial killings. - AFP
SHADNAGAR: A top Indian rights group launched an investigation on Saturday (Dec 7) into a police shooting of four rape-murder suspects, after accusations they were gunned down to assuage public anger.
News of the investigation came as the country reeled after the death on Friday of a woman who had been set on fire on her way to a sexual assault hearing.
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