Overview
- Police say an 18-year-old was taken into custody after a 50-year-old neighbour was found dead in her Murwal village home on Thursday afternoon.
- The victim, identified as Sukhraj Prajapati, suffered fatal head injuries from a sharp-edged weapon, with the body located around 3:30 pm.
- A police team recovered the body from the house, sent it for post-mortem examination, and continued questioning the accused.
- A murder case was registered on the family’s complaint, and officers reported arresting the suspect later that night along with a recovered farsa believed to be the weapon.
- During interrogation, police say the woman claimed she acted in self-defence during an attempted sexual assault, and they plan to present her in court on Friday as they investigate the motive and withhold her identity.