Telangana Top Cop Led Warangal Police During Similar Op In 2008

It's a tale of two encounters 11 years apart with many similarities -- both in December and both featuring VC Sajjanar in a central role.

Cyberabad Commissioner Sajjanar, who was hailed by many as a hero on Friday for the killing of four men accused in the gangrape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, was superintendent of police in 2008.

The story began in Warangal on December 10 that year. Swapnika and T Pranitha, both electrical engineering students, were riding home on a two-wheeler when three youths on a motorcycle came alongside and threw sulphuric acid on them.