Disha rape-murder: Encounter sets dangerous precedence

Hyderabad : The encounter killing of four suspects, accused of the gang-rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian doctor raises troublesome questions.  “They fired upon the police team and we retaliated in self-defense,” unidentified officials told PTI. “Two of our men are also injured in the incident.” Were the accused proved guilty? The local police claim that the four accused, had tried to flee the site. To believe this, we only have the word of the cops who were present. There is neither any video footage of them fleeing nor any judicial trial so far has taken place. The evidence against the four was still to be put through a judicial process that could have put all proof to legal scrutiny.
Did the police pick the right people? They weren’t caught committing the heinous crime. That being the case, we now have to believe that the police have arrested the actual perpetrators and not just four people whom they can pin the crime on.