A woman's body was found in the Kukatpally area on Sunday morning. The police suspect that she was raped by the accused in the early hours.
The police have registered a case.
The woman was identified as Sujatha of age around 42 to 48 years old.
According to ACP Kukatpally Srinivas Rao, "At around 10:30 am, we got a call about an unidentified dead body of a female at AR PipeWork shop cellar, besides Vishnu Priya Lodge, Y Junction, Kukatpally. The deceased woman's age is around 42 to 48 years old. She might be a ragpicker. We suspect that she was raped. The incident might have happened around 4-4:30 am in the morning."
He further said that the police are conducting a probe.
"We have sent the body to Gandhi Hospital for post-mortem examination (PME). We are searching through CCTV cameras for the accused. The clues team and dog squad reached the spot. A case has been registered. Further investigation is going on," he further said.
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