{"id":52149,"date":"2019-11-30T12:03:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T06:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=52149"},"modified":"2019-11-30T12:14:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T06:44:33","slug":"how-hyderabad-vets-rape-murder-was-communalised-by-right-wing-handles-and-outlets-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/how-hyderabad-vets-rape-murder-was-communalised-by-right-wing-handles-and-outlets-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hyderabad vet&#8217;s rape-murder was communalised by right-wing handles and outlets on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 26-year-old veterinary doctor went missing on November 27 near Hyderabad. A day later, her charred body was found at the underpass of a National Highway in Chatanpally village. The victim was gang-raped and subsequently murdered and burnt by four. The accused, Mohammed Pasha, Naveen, Keshavulu and Shiva, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/india\/stranded-by-flat-tyre-veterinarian-raped-and-murdered-2-truck-drivers-held-after-burnt-body-found-2404941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identified<\/a> by the police after scanning CCTV footage installed near a toll plaza where the victim had parked her two-wheeler.<\/p>\n<p>In a press briefing, Hyderabad CP police said that Pasha is a 26-year-old lorry driver, Shiva and Naveen are both 20-year-old lorry cleaners and Keshavulu is a 20-year-old lorry driver. Pasha, accompanied with the others, had parked his lorry at a toll plaza in Shamshabad when they spotted the victim park her scooty. She came back to the toll plaza around 9 pm to collect her vehicle. <em>&#8220;By this time the accused had already consumed alcohol and planned how to trap this lady,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>said the police. Naveen had removed air from the back tire of the scooty. In the pretext of offering help, Shiva took the vehicle to a nearby repair shop while the others forcefully took the victim to a compound and committed rape. Shiva joined in later. <em>&#8220;All these people while they were doing this offence had closed the mouth and the nose of the victim because of which she died on the spot. These people immediately moved back the vehicle, loaded the dead body into the cabin&#8230;they bought petrol and took diesel from their own vehicle and burned the dead body in\u00a0Chatanpally village,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>the police added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"4 Held in Veterinary Doctor Case in Hyderabad| Overseas\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6PPzQ1IB2Ms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The press release by the police also gives similar details with the exception that all the accused raped her one by one and Mohammed Pasha aka Areef was the one who suffocated her to death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sharing the press release because it&#8217;s easier to share the detaiils this way with all those who&#8217;ve been anxious and worried about what exactly happened. It was a case of brutal gang-rape and murder following which they set the body on fire to destroy all evidence. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HangTheBrutes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HangTheBrutes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vP4tAswoV\">pic.twitter.com\/8vP4tAswoV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Oommen (@Paul_Oommen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paul_Oommen\/status\/1200417898574925826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A report in\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Hyderabad\/police-nab-four-suspects-in-hyderabad-vets-gang-rape-and-murder\/article30115769.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hindu<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>says that the accused confessed to the crime.<\/p>\n<h2>The communalisation of rape<\/h2>\n<p>The names of the four accused were revealed hours before the police held a press conference. The rape, however, was heavily communalised by members of the BJP, supporters of the party and a section of the media.<\/p>\n<h4>BJP members<\/h4>\n<p>BJP MLA T Raja Singh only <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129155856\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerRajaSingh\/status\/1200324087693758464?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlighted<\/a> the name of the rapist with the Muslim identity,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52228 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/download-37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/download-37.png 428w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/download-37-165x300.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So did <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129160311\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amitava_BJP\/status\/1200380515343159299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amitava Chakraborty<\/a>, State Joint General Secretary (Organisation) of BJP Odisha, and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129160450\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/SharmaKhemchand\/status\/1200324963569295362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khemchand Sharma<\/a> of BJP IT and Social Media Campaign Committee.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52229 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/047a45a9-50d8-4c30-8ef2-09bbbaf496c3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/047a45a9-50d8-4c30-8ef2-09bbbaf496c3.png 454w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/047a45a9-50d8-4c30-8ef2-09bbbaf496c3-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52230 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/5f1536e9-1763-44f7-a057-623e2adbae34.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/5f1536e9-1763-44f7-a057-623e2adbae34.png 448w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/5f1536e9-1763-44f7-a057-623e2adbae34-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>BJP supporters<\/h4>\n<p>IAS officer Sanjay Dixit, who has often been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=sanjay+dixit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">featured<\/a> on Alt News for sharing misinformation, incidentally shared a report that carried the names of all the four accused. Dixit, however, wrote only Mohammed Pasha&#8217;s name in his <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129160555\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sanjay_Dixit\/status\/1200318741445136384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52231 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/a7bf6ece-fdd1-49ac-af15-31c567916d72.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/a7bf6ece-fdd1-49ac-af15-31c567916d72.png 454w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/a7bf6ece-fdd1-49ac-af15-31c567916d72-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the news of the rape and murder came to light, one of the top trends on Twitter was <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Balatkari_Mohammed_Nikala?src=hashtag_click\" data-focusable=\"true\">#Balatkari_Mohammed_Nikala<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A popular name in the disinformation ecosystem, Parshant Patel Umrao <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129160846\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ippatel\/status\/1200315692660080640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>,\u00a0<em>&#8220;Mohammad Pasha with his Gang, raped Hyderabad doctor &amp; burned alive. They have become denger to survival of Humanity &amp; every Hindu Woman is on target on them.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52251\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-30-at-10.20.34-768x822-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-30-at-10.20.34-768x822-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-30-at-10.20.34-768x822-1-280x300.jpeg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129161049\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ippatel\/status\/1200343833243860993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a><em>, &#8220;Why are you feeling shame in taking name of Mohammad Pasha,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>to a tweet where\u00a0<em>ANI\u00a0<\/em>reported that the accused persons have been arrested by the police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why are you feeling shame in taking name of Mohammad Pasha.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ANI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ANI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4qhprP020Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/4qhprP020Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924 \u092a\u091f\u0947\u0932 \u0909\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0935 (@ippatel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ippatel\/status\/1200343833243860993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other usual suspects who communalised the rape were <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129161438\/https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/rishibagree\/status\/1200349262455828480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rishi Bagree<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191129161558\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/mvmeet\/status\/1200335705521569794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahesh Vikram Hegde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Payal_Rohatgi\/status\/1200387332542611456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Payal Rohatgi<\/a>, Koena Mitra and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madhukishwar\/status\/1200445420498911232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madhu KIshwar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52247 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-11-30T104728.568-e1575091073465.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1188\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-11-30T104728.568-e1575091073465.jpeg 1188w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-11-30T104728.568-e1575091073465-300x99.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-11-30T104728.568-e1575091073465-1024x339.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-11-30T104728.568-e1575091073465-768x254.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-11-30T104728.568-e1575091073465-990x328.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Media<\/h4>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u0939\u0948\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0926 \u092a\u093e\u0936\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092a\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0928 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0921\u0949. ***** \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930, \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0939\u094d\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u091c\u0932\u093e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0932\u093e\u0936 \u0915\u094b (Devil Mohammed Pasha raped ***** after making a plan with his friends, then burnt her after the murder.)&#8221; &#8211; <\/em>reads the headline of a report by <em><a href=\"http:\/\/sudarshannews.in\/tag\/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sudarshan News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But the fuel was added to the fire by Suresh Chavhanke, the channel&#8217;s CMD and editor-in-chief. <em>&#8220;Hyderabad police has arrested two Hindus for the murder of *****. This is not a balance exercise under the pressure of Owaisi brothers, right? I demand this to be investigated,&#8221; <\/em>he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SureshChavhanke\/status\/1200357176662880256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52233 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/7eb31417-a874-4b2f-9fcc-3457662beab1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/7eb31417-a874-4b2f-9fcc-3457662beab1.png 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/7eb31417-a874-4b2f-9fcc-3457662beab1-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/swarajyamag.com\/insta\/prime-suspect-mohammed-pasha-arrested-in-the-brutal-murder-of-dr-priyanka-reddy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swarajya<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.opindia.com\/national\/priyanka-reddy-brutal-rape-murder-hyderabad-mohammed-pasha-arrested-social-media-rippriyankareddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opindia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>too communalised the rape and murder. Both platforms highlighted the name of only the Muslim accused.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52234 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2cf012f9-0e7e-4f21-afd9-05fbd3a317d4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2cf012f9-0e7e-4f21-afd9-05fbd3a317d4.png 1072w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2cf012f9-0e7e-4f21-afd9-05fbd3a317d4-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2cf012f9-0e7e-4f21-afd9-05fbd3a317d4-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2cf012f9-0e7e-4f21-afd9-05fbd3a317d4-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2cf012f9-0e7e-4f21-afd9-05fbd3a317d4-990x606.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52235 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/499612d5-4cd8-4188-8ed6-73843818600c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/499612d5-4cd8-4188-8ed6-73843818600c.png 1174w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/499612d5-4cd8-4188-8ed6-73843818600c-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/499612d5-4cd8-4188-8ed6-73843818600c-1024x457.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/499612d5-4cd8-4188-8ed6-73843818600c-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/499612d5-4cd8-4188-8ed6-73843818600c-990x442.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other media outlets that did irresponsible reporting were <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=agl3KtBXjaM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ETV Andhra Pradesh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MX3Xz31JuL4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV9 Telugu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orissapost.com\/justiceforpriyankareddy-netizens-demand-death-penalty-for-accused-mohammed-pasha-question-status-of-nirbhaya-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orissa Post <\/a><\/em>and<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepressjournal.in\/india\/rippriyankareddy-four-arrested-including-lorry-driver-mohammed-pasha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Free Press Journal<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52236 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/8c91048a-2cc9-4d5b-8d7a-3420495e8021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/8c91048a-2cc9-4d5b-8d7a-3420495e8021.png 1062w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/8c91048a-2cc9-4d5b-8d7a-3420495e8021-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/8c91048a-2cc9-4d5b-8d7a-3420495e8021-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/8c91048a-2cc9-4d5b-8d7a-3420495e8021-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/8c91048a-2cc9-4d5b-8d7a-3420495e8021-990x494.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress had also posted a communally-charged tweet which was later taken down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-30-12_10_37-mahila-congress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52261\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-30-12_10_37-mahila-congress.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-30-12_10_37-mahila-congress.png 466w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-30-12_10_37-mahila-congress-170x300.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andhra MC claimed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndhraPMC\/status\/1200396257631424512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> was a <em>&#8220;mischief of a volunteer who acted on her own volition&#8230;The said person has been fired from her position with immediate effect.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A disturbing phenomenon is observed in recent times where crimes as heinous as rape are communalised. The trend is not only true in the case of social media but for also prominent individuals in the government and media outlets capable of shaping public opinion. Since the brutal incident was reported, the police had identified all the four accused. But a social media campaign attempted to paint a communal picture. Irresponsible media reports, with clickbaity headlines, furthered the misleading narrative instead of dousing the hate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 26-year-old veterinary doctor went missing on November 27 near Hyderabad. A day later, her charred body was found at the underpass of a National Highway in Chatanpally village. The victim was gang-raped and subsequently murdered and burnt by four. 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