Families of Encounter killing in total shock

The parents of Arif were shell shocked as the news about their wards' death in alleged police encounter reached. Key accused Mohammed Arif's mother was at a loss for words and could only say my son is gone.

Arif's father had earlier said his son deserved the toughest punishment if had committed the crime.

The 26-year old Arif, from Jakler village in Narayanapet District in Telangana, had worked in a local petrol pump before becoming a truck driver.

Locals said the four accused belonged to economically weaker families with poor literacy, yet earned well and led a lavish lifestyle spending on liquor and others.

Parents couldn't control them as they were uneducated. These people were earning handsomely and there was no accountability. They indulged in alcohol consumption from a young age