Banda, July 20: The body of a 50-year-old woman was found naked with hilt mark injuries in a village here, police said on Tuesday. The family members of the woman have alleged rape before murder.

The victim had taken some goats for grazing in a forest on Monday, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahendra Pratap Singh Chauhan said, adding her body was found in a pool of blood around midnight. Hyderabad Woman Found Dead After Quarrel With Husband, Case of Suspicious Death Registered.

A case of murder was registered at Tindwari police station against unknown persons and the body was sent for postmortem. The police would be in a position to frame additional charges after the autopsy report.

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