Police said that a 35-year-old woman, the wife of Gram Panchayat former member, has been raped and throttled to death, recently at an agriculture field in a village of the district. The victim's face was hit by a boulder to destroy evidence.
The woman was watering the wheat crop at her field on Thursday. She was raped and murdered around 10 am. The deceased's husband had died a few months back, police added.
The mother of the deceased has registered a complaint at Devalganagapur police station. Superintendent of Police Isha Pant visited the spot.
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