Kokrajhar, June 28: A 45-year-old woman was decapitated by unidentified persons who fled with the severed head in Assam's Kokrajhar district, police said on Sunday.

The woman was attacked at her residence in Sutarpara village under Kokrajhar police station on Saturday night. Also Read | Rajasthan Govt Allows Religious Places to Re-Open in Rural Areas With Limited Devotees From July 1: Live News Breaking & Coronavirus Updates on June 28, 2020.

The police recovered the torso and started an investigation. Also Read | Anandiben Patel Appointed as Madhya Pradesh Governor in Addition to UP Charge by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Her husband was detained for interrogation, police said.

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