Hyderabad, June 23 -- A land dispute case in Metpalli town of Telangana's Jagtial district has taken a dramatic turn after doctors discovered a metallic object lodged in the head of a woman who was initially believed to have been assaulted with sticks.

The victim, identified as Gonela Lakshmi of Matham Vada, was allegedly attacked by her close relatives on June 15 over a land dispute.

Based on the initial complaint and visible injuries, police registered a case treating the incident as an assault with sticks. However, the investigation took a new direction after Lakshmi, who sustained serious injuries, was shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad for advanced treatment.

During medical examinations and scanning tests, doctors detected a metal...