Hyderabad: The veterinary doctor who had gone missing on November 27, 2019, was found dead and burnt on Thursday near Shadnagar town.
According to news reports, the 22-year-old vet on Wednesday was gang-raped and murdered while she was on her way back to her house following her visit to a dermatologist in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
Her body was found dumped 25 km away at Chatanpally bridge near Shadnagar town in Ranga Reddy district.
Cyberabad police officials have recovered the victim's clothes, footwear and a liquor bottle near the toll plaza, where she had parked her scooty.
The ghastly crime has left the nation in a state of shock. Several celebrities from Tollywood have condemned the heinous crime.
Popular faces of the Telugu film industry such as Allari Naresh, Keerthy Suresh, Chinmayi Sripada, Mehreen Pirzada and Shravya Varma among others have mourned the death of the veterinary doctor.
Disturbed by the gruesome act, actor Allari Naresh wrote on Twitter: "Nothing short of gruesome and heinous...Deeply disturbed hearing about it. We as a country need to protect our girls or we have no future as a race. Hope justice prevails."
The Mahanati actress Keerthy Suresh was devastated to learn the news.
Singer Chinmayi Sripaada wrote: "The outcome of Priyanka Reddy burned in Hyderabad yesterday. Girls are asked to stay home. Girls need to stop classes, hobbies, whatever they may do after work just so that they don’t get raped. If this is not screwed up, I don't know what is."
Shocked to hear the news, actor Mehreen Pirzada wrote on Twitter: "Completely shocked by this news, one hopes the perpetrators of such heinous crime are brought to justice swiftly."
Saddened by the incident, Shravya Varma also wrote: "Drenched in fear like never before. Beyond scared and nauseous seeing the news today. Even more scary to know that it happened so close to home."
Deeply disturbed hearing the news, actor Sudheer Babu tweeted: "I am disturbed... to a level that I cannot share anything from the incident... I request all my sisters out there to take help of the Police, live location apps and emergency calling options when it requires the most. My prayers for her innocent soul."
As investigations are still going on, Cyberabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said that the police teams were scanning the CCTV footage from the toll plaza.
