Medininagar, Oct 21 (PTI) The body of a 30-year-old woman, who had been allegedly abducted, was recovered from a paddy field on Wednesday in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, police said.
The woman, identified as Geeta Devi, was reportedly abducted on Tuesday, a police officer said.
“She had left home on Tuesday night to visit a Durga Puja pandal and subsequently went missing. Her husband had expressed suspicion of abduction, alleging that she was taken away in a car,” Nawabazar police station officer-in-charge, Sanjay Kumar Yadav, told reporters.
The woman was a community health worker, and she had left her mobile phone at home before heading out, he said.
The body has been sent to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination.
“The autopsy report will also make it clear if the woman had been sexually assaulted,” Yadav said.
An investigation has been initiated, he said.
Meanwhile, villagers blocked a section of National Highway-39 for hours in protest against the incident before police intervened and pacified them, he added. PTI CORR ANB RBT
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