November 27, 2019: Disha (name changed), the vet is abducted from Tondupalli toll plaza on ORR by four persons.
November 28: Her charred body is found at an underpass near Chattanpalli in Shadnagar. The father of the deceased identified the remains.
November 29: Four accused – Md. Arif, Jollu Naveen, Jollu Siva and Ch. Chennakeshavulu, native of Narayanpet district nabbed by police. Nation-wide protests against the brutal rape and murder.
November 30: Unprecedented protests in Shadnagar Town as the accused are brought to the local police station before being presented before the local magistrate. The accused are remanded in 14-day judicial custody. The accused shifted to Charlapalli Central Prison in Hyderabad.
December 1: Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao instructs officials to set up a fast track court to try the vet rape and murder case.
December 2: A petition is filed by the Cyberabad police in the Shadnagar court seeking custody of the four accused in the vet’s rape and murder case.
December 4: Shadnagar court grants seven days' police custody of the accused.
December 5: A Special Investigation Team of Cyberabad police take custody of the accused for further investigation.
December 6, 2019: The four accused gunned down in an encounter with the police near Chattanpalli after they allegedly tried to snatch the weapons in a bid to flee.
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