Indian police have shot dead four men suspected of raping and killing a young female vet in Hyderabad last week.

The men were in police detention and were taken back to the scene of the crime in the early hours of Friday.

The suspects were shot when they tried to steal the officers' guns and escape, police told BBC Telugu.

The 27-year-old victim's charred remains were discovered last Thursday - leading to outrage and protests over alleged police inaction.

After news of the killings broke, the victim's mother told the BBC, "Justice has been done." while neighbours celebrated with firecrackers, and thousands of people took to the streets to hail the police.

However, a law enforcement expert criticised the police's actions, while adding that it was too early to say if the killings amounted to extrajudicial executions.

What happened on Friday?
Police took the accused to the scene to reconstruct the crime, Cyberabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar told BBC Telugu.

A suburb of Hyderabad, Cyberabad houses a number of global tech companies like Microsoft and Google.

The toll plaza where the rape and murder took place is close to the area.

Police shot the men when they tried to grab the officers' guns and escape, the commissioner said.

Two police officers were also injured.

The police were heavily criticised after the rape and murder of the vet - particularly when the victim's family accused them of inaction for two hours.