The four accused in the Hyderabad gangrape and murder case were killed in a Friday wee hours encounter by the Telangana Police. 

"The accused Mohammed Arif, Naveen,Shiva and Chennakeshavulu were killed in a Police encounter at Chatanpally,Shadnagar today in the wee hours, between 3 am and 6am. I have reached the spot and further details will be revealed," Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said. According to sources, as part of inquiries, police took the suspect to the location where the incident took place to reconstruct the crime scene. Then the suspect tried to escape and the police were targeted. The police opened fire on them in self-defence.