West Bengal: Woman’s charred body found in Malda, police suspect rape

A Deputy Superintendent of Police said the body had suffered severe burns, making it difficult to ascertain the woman’s identity. Initial investigation has revealed the woman was raped, strangulated to death and set ablaze, PTI quoted the police department as saying.

A pair of slippers and several matchsticks were found near the body, PTI reported.

“Prima facie it seems that the victim is in her early 20s. Her body has several injury marks. We have sent it for postmortem to Malda medical college,” PTI quoted the official as saying. A probe has been initiated in the case.

The incident comes on the heels of a 25-year-old veterinary doctor’s charred body being found at Shadnagar in Hyderabad on November 28.