The accused (L-R) - Jollu Naveen, Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu, Jollu Shiva and Mohammad Areef - are lodged in a high-security jail in Cherlapalli in Telangana. (Photo: India Today)

The four accused in the Telangana doctor's brutal rape and murder case spent a sleepless night in jail. The accused, who have been lodged in a high-security jail in Cherlapalli in Telangana, had mutton curry in dinner. The food was served to them as per the jail manual.

The accused in the Telangana rape and murder case were arrested from their homes on Friday. The accused have been identified as Mohammad Areef, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen, and Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu. Mohammad Areef (25), who works as a driver, is the prime accused in the Telangana rape-murder case.

Sources have told India Today TV that the accused are continuously under watch. "They spent the sleepless first night. They are continuously under watch. They had dal rice in lunch and mutton curry with rice in dinner as per the jail manual," sources said.

"All accused are in perceiving mood," sources told India Today TV.

The four men are accused of smothering, raping and then burning 26-year-old veterinary surgeon in Shamshabad of Ranga Reddy district in Telangana on Wednesday night. The accused hatched a plan to commit the crime when they saw the doctor parking her scooter near the Shamshabad toll plaza.

One of the accused punctured the rear wheel of her scooter when she was not around while the other approached her on the pretext of helping her with the flat tire when she came back to take her scooter.

Another accused even took her scooter away for some time to get it fixed. He came back in some minutes and told her all the repair shops were closed. The woman was then dragged away, raped and burnt.

The incident happened on Wednesday night (November 27) and the body of the Hyderabad-based veterinary surgeon was found the next day under a culvert in Chatanpally on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway, just a few hours after the crime.