Hyderabad, Oct 12 (PTI) A 33-year-old tribal woman, who was allegedly raped and found lying unconscious with a head injury in Medak district of Telangana, died, police said on Sunday.
The victim, a daily-wage labourer had left her home for labour work on Friday. Some residents alerted the police after noticing her lying unconcious under a tree in Kulcharam mandal on Saturday morning.
The woman, mother of five, was initially taken to a local hospital and subsequently referred to another hospital in Hyderabad but died on the way on Saturday night, a police official said.
Based on the complaint filed by the woman’s husband, a rape and attempt to murder case was initially registered, which was now altered to murder after the woman’s death, the official said.
On reports that she was gang-raped, he said they were further investigating and examining CCTV footage. PTI VVK ROH
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