Hyderabad: Pregnant woman found murdered in Jawaharnagar

A pregnant woman in her thirties was found murdered in a secluded area at Kapra, Jawaharnagar. Police suspect she was attacked with a boulder and are probing all angles, including sexual assault, while examining CCTV footage to identify suspects.

Hyderabad: A pregnant woman was found murdered in a secluded spot at Kapra in Jawaharnagar on Friday. Police were yet to ascertain whether she was sexually assaulted by the assailants and murdered.

The victim, who was yet to be identified and suspected to be in her thirties, was found dead with head injury amidst bushes near the Saket Towers by local residents who then informed the police.

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The Jawaharnagar police reached the spot and the CLUES team and dog squad too examined it.

“She is suspected to have been attacked with a boulder on her head leading to her death. We are probing from all possible angles including whether she was sexually assaulted before being murdered,” police said, adding local police stations were alerted.

CCTV footage from the surroundings and roads leading to the spot are being examined to get clues of the suspects.

The police are also investigating if she was murdered at the spot or killed elsewhere and the body dumped there. The body was shifted to hospital for autopsy.