Woman found dead with throat slit, ankles severed in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur; sparks outrage
Sawai Madhopur/IBNS: A woman was found dead in a field in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan on Sunday morning with her throat slit and both her ankles severed from the body, media reports said.
The chopped-up body parts were found in a nearby pond.
As per reports, the woman was allegedly murdered by an assailant who wanted her two thick silver anklets, or kada.
The 50-year-old woman was wearing two-kg silver anklets on her feet, which the accused looted and fled, police said.
On Sunday morning, the victim, Urmila Meena, left her home to go to the field to cut wood. When she did not return till 11 am, the family started looking for her.
They informed the Bamanwas police station upon finding her body in the farmland.
The murder sparked protests in the village, with the natives blocking a road by placing the woman's body on it.
The angry villagers demanded the arrest of the people behind the murder within 24 hours.
The police tried to convince the villagers and the family members to clear the road. However, the villagers remained adamant about their demand.
The police said that they required at least three days for investigation, while the villagers demanded that the accused be arrested within 24 hours.
The villagers have warned that they will not move from the road until the accused are arrested.
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