Hyderabad Disha was like son of her family

Disha took the responsibility of her family like a 'son' after her father's voluntary retirement from the Army, said her friends. Not only her friends but people close to her also said that she was polite, introvert and loved by everyone.

She used to return home by 7.30 pm to have a meal cooked by her mother and would stand by the kitchen door in the evening after work making the most of her time with mom. On November 27, Disha left home to consult a skin doctor and was never returned. Her charred remains were found on the next day under a culvert at Chatanpalli of Shadnagar.

She was raped by four men and burnt who was arrested by the police on November 30. The police who took the custody of them encountered the accused at Shadnagar while trying to reconstruct the crime scene.

The police said that the accused pelted stones at them snatched their guns and fired at them. The incident made them shoot the accused for self-defence.