Mangalore : 28-year-old Woman Found Murdered
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Oct 5: The body of a 28-year-old woman, who went missing from home in Odduru near Bajpe on Sunday morning, was found in a badly mutilated condition at a farmhouse on Monday. The woman, who has been identified as Sarojini, is believed to have been raped before she was murdered. The police are waiting for the results of the inquest.
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The body of Sarojini was found in a deserted pumpshed, in semi-nude condition, and her under garments were found to have been removed. It is believed that she was raped by some miscreants before killing her by crushing her head with a laterite stone. One of her teeth had been broken, and a stone was found lying by the side of her body along with a bag of vegetables. Bushes and small plants near the site were found to have been crushed.
Sarojini, who used to work in a cashew factory in Kuppepadav, had left home on Sunday afternoon, telling the family members that she would be back after buying some clothes from Gurpur. Her body was found on Monday, just when the family was preparing to file a missing complaint with the policemen.
A case of murder has been registered in Bajpe police station. Police commissioner, Seemant Kumar Singh, deputy commissioners of police, Ramesh and Mutturaya, and several other police officials visited the spot. Sarojini is survived by parents, two sisters and two brothers.