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JAIPUR: A 60-year-old woman who went missing on Saturday evening was found brutally murdered at Jhar area under Bassi police station area on city outskirts. The body was found in a semi-nude condition and her husband alleged that she was gang-raped. Police have lodged a case of rape and murder, but they are awaiting the post-mortem and other reports to ascertain the rape.
According to the police, the woman, who worked in a factory did not return home on Saturday evening. A massive hunt was launched to trace her. Finally, her blood-stained body with several injuries on her limbs and face was recovered by the police on Sunday afternoon.
A team of senior police officers with Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and dog squad also rushed to the spot. “Her body was found near a nullah at Jhar village on the Jaipur-Dausa highway under Bassi police station area on Sunday evening. The body was in a semi-nude condition and the assailants had also hit her face with stones to ensure she may not be identified. Our team with the dog squad and the FSL team visited the crime spot,” said Prahlad Krishnia, deputy commissioner of police (East).
Police have not ruled out the possibility of rape. “We are awaiting certain medical and post-mortem reports to ascertain this. It appears that she was attacked by at least two or more persons,” said a senior police officer. Police stated that some goatherds saw the body in the jungle area and intimated the police.
“Locals are demanding a government job for her kin and have other demands. We have given their memorandum to the district collector, Jaipur. Also, we have got some clues on the whereabouts of the accused who would be nabbed soon,” said the officer.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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