Raichur, Aug. 21 -- A 22-year-old Dalit woman was found dead in a village well in Raichur district, triggering a murder investigation after her family alleged that she may have been sexually assaulted before being killed.
The woman, a resident of Hokerani village in Sirwar taluk, had gone out on Wednesday evening to attend to nature's call but failed to return home. Her family launched a search, and her body was found the following morning on the steps of a well in the village.
Police said a case was registered following a complaint by the woman's father, who suspected that she had been raped and murdered.
Four persons - Gundya (22), Mahantesh (22), Veeresh (23) and Mundaragi Basavaraj (45) - have been named in the case. Three of them ha...