India, April 23 -- A woman in her early twenties was found brutally murdered inside a lodge in Lonere village of Mangaon taluka, about 137 km from Mumbai, in an incident that has triggered widespread outrage across Raigad district.

According to the police, the crime is believed to have taken place between 11.15 pm on April 19 and the early hours of April 20. Preliminary investigations indicate that the accused allegedly took the victim to the lodge, established physical relations with her, and later tied her hands with a rope before attacking her with a sickle. She sustained fatal injuries to her head and wrists.

An FIR has been registered at Goregaon police station in Raigad under Sections 3(2) and 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Schedul...