HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Four men accused of raping and killing a woman in India’s southern city of Hyderabad were fatally shot by police Friday, a police official said.
The men were killed around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, according to Priya, a sub-inspector in Hyderabad who goes by one name.
Another police official said the suspects tried to grab an officer’s firearm and escape during a visit to the crime scene. That officer spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The burned body of a 27-year-old woman was found last week by a passer-by in an underpass in Hyderabad after she went missing the previous night.
The high-profile case has sparked protests across India.