Tribal woman from Medak dies after rape and assault; accused yet to be found
33-year-old tribal woman from Medak district was allegedly gangraped and murdered, accused yet to be found, says police
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Hyderabad: A 33-year-old tribal woman from Medak district was allegedly gangraped and murdered, police confirmed on Sunday.
The daily-wage labourer and mother of five was found unconscious with a head injury under a tree in Kulcharam mandal on Saturday morning.
Victim died while being taken to hospital
Locals alerted authorities, and she was first admitted to a local hospital before being referred to a Hyderabad hospital. She succumbed to her injuries during the journey. Police suspect that after the sexual assault, the assailants struck her with a boulder.
Her husband filed a complaint, prompting police to register a case of rape and murder. The victim’s body has been sent for autopsy and investigators are reviewing CCTV footage near the crime scene for clues.
Engineering student dies by suicide in Hanumakonda
In a separate incident, 19-year-old J Keerthana, a first-year BTech student, died by suicide in Hanumakonda district. Keerthana, residing in her college hostel in Hyderabad, reportedly struggled with her studies and expressed distress to her parents over the phone.
Her parents had called her home and were attempting to enrol her in another college. On Saturday, when she was alone at her residence in Gopalpur village, Elkathurthy mandal, she hanged herself.
