Overview

• A 33-year-old tribal daily-wage labourer was found unconscious with a head injury under a tree in Kulcharam mandal on Saturday after leaving for work the previous day.
• She died while being shifted from a local facility to a Hyderabad hospital that night, and police said they registered a rape and murder case based on a complaint from her husband.
• Investigators suspect gang rape followed by a fatal blow with a boulder, with the body sent for autopsy and nearby CCTV footage being examined for clues.
• No arrests have been reported as Medak district police pursue leads and await forensic findings.
• In a separate case, 19-year-old engineering student J. Keerthana died by suicide at her Hanumakonda residence after reporting study stress and homesickness, with a police case registered and an autopsy ordered.