India News | Labourer Rapes, Murders Woman Rag-picker

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 28-year-old labourer was on Wednesday arrested here for allegedly raping and killing a woman rag-picker with whom he was in a relationship, police said.

Hyderabad, Feb 23 (PTI) A 28-year-old labourer was on Wednesday arrested here for allegedly raping and killing a woman rag-picker with whom he was in a relationship, police said.

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The body was found in an unused police outpost near here on February 21, the police said.

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After verifying the CCTV footage in the area, the police said the labourer had accompanied the woman (35) on that date. Interrogation of the man revealed that he had taken her to the outpost under the pretext of talking to her, raped and fatally banged her head against the floor. It was also revealed that she was in a relationship with another man too, said the police.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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