The shootings are not a deterrent, but the work of a vengeful patriarchy that could encourage people to take the law into their own hands
On 27 November, a group of men raped, smothered and then burned the body of a vet in her 20s near the Indian city of Hyderabad. The police came under heavy criticism for their botched handling of the case, notably the time it took to start investigating – time that the family says could have been used to save her.
Four men were arrested as suspects, and were shot dead as they allegedly snatched weapons from the police during a reconstruction at the crime scene. Such murky incidents, which many think were simply extrajudicial executions, are called “encounters” in South Asia.
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