Live Updates: 2 accused snatched our weapons and fired at us. 2 officers injured says Sajjanar

Weapon is seen in the hands of accused

Encounter took place between 5:30AM and 6:15AM. One of the accused snatched gun from the police and fired at them and another accused grabbed the iron road and other took stones and tried to attack the police party. Police party of members fired at 4 accessed and killed them

A closer look at the bodies

Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram says a thorough inquiry should be held to determine if the killing of four Telangana men accused of gang rape and murder was a genuine encounter. 

Home Ministry sources say the Telangana government needs to provide information about this morning's police action to the National Human Rights comission through the MHA. 

Encounter Pics.. dead bodies can be seen

Independent MP Navneet Rana:Being a mother, a daughter and a wife, I welcome this(Telangana encounter),or else they would be in jail for years. Nirbhaya ka naam bhi nirbhaya nahi tha, logon ne naam diya tha,mujhe lagta hai use naam dene ke bajaye inhe aisa anjaam dena zaruri hai

Cops have no option if criminal tries to flee, justice done: Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh CM 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on #Telangana encounter: The rape cases that have come to light of late, people are in anger whether it is Unnao or Hyderabad, so people are expressing happiness over the encounter. It is also something to be worried about, the way people have lost their faith in the criminal justice system. Together all the governments will have to take action on how to strengthen criminal justice system

They deserved to be shot dead. God has been kind that they were shot dead, this is a good lesson. They tried to run away&they were killed. No NGO should oppose it & if they do so, they are anti-national