Meerut, Aug. 7 -- In Muzaffarnagar, a 55-year-old auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) was found murdered inside her house in the Shahabuddinpur locality on Wednesday evening.

The woman, identified as Babita Singh, was allegedly killed by a 25-year-old local labourer named Bunty, who tried to rape her and slit her throat when she resisted. The accused was arrested early on Thursday morning following a police encounter in which he was injured.

Babita, a widow whose husband had died during the Covid-19 pandemic, was posted at the Charthawal Community Health Centre. Her only son is employed with the Railways in Meerut, and her daughter-in-law serves with Delhi Police. Babita lived alone at her residence.

The crime came to light on Wednesday even...