Hyderabad: Amid growing public anger over the rape and murder of a woman veterinarian, residents of the colony where she stayed, on Sunday turned away political leaders who wanted to call on her family, while the police are set to seek custody of the accused for further probe. The residents locked the main gate of the colony at Shamshabad on the outskirts of the city and held aloft placards that read 'No media, no police, no outsiders — no sympathy, only action, justice.'

Condemning the incident, a woman asked why Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had so far not reacted to the incident, which occurred on Thursday. “Police have said they nabbed the four accused who have confessed to their crime. Why is the chief minister not ensuring quick justice?” she asked. Another woman sought to know why the prime minister has not yet tweeted on the incident.