Overview
- A 33-year-old tribal daily-wage labourer was found unconscious near a tree in Kulcharam, Medak, on Saturday and died later that night while being shifted to Hyderabad for treatment.
- Based on her husband's complaint, police registered a rape-and-murder case, sent the body for autopsy, and are reviewing nearby CCTV footage to identify suspects.
- Investigators said prima facie evidence suggests sexual assault, and they suspect multiple assailants who may have fatally injured her with a boulder.
- Locals alerted authorities after discovering the woman a day after she left home for work, with officers initially finding her alive and rushing her to hospital.
- In a separate case, 19-year-old engineering student J. Keerthana died by suicide at her home in Hanumakonda on Saturday, with police registering a case after family reports of academic distress and homesickness.