TRS MP expresses surprise over encounter in T'gana

: TRS Parliamentary Party leader and Rajya Sabha member K Keshava Rao on Friday said they thought justice in the woman veterinarian rape and murder would be delivered through a special court, even as he expressed surprise over the alleged encounter.

The opposition BJP refrained from immediately reacting on the issue, saying it will do so after the state police chief made an official statement.

"Whatever government has to do (with regard to the encounter) it will do. (Those) four persons were killed and the people are happy. The question is if the punishment comes through the court it would have been better," Keshava Rao told reporters in New Delhi.

"We have appointed fast-track court for the trial of the case. We thought that the judgement (from the special court) would have come in a month's time,"he added.

He said "we never thought that they would try to escape and this (encounter) would happen".

Asked whether they were intentionally encountered, he said "that is your view".

Whether the government would order an inquiry into the encounter, he said "they must be doing it."
BJP Telangana unit chief spokesperson K Krishna Saagar Rao said, "BJP feels it is still premature to react on the incident. The Telangana DGP should make an official statement outlining the entire incident timeline."