Elderly woman ‘raped’, killed in Saharanpur; 1 held

According to police, the local residents spotted the woman’s body on Tuesday morning and informed the local police. The deceased was a beggar and was mentally challenged. She used to roam in the locality during the day and beg food from people, police added.

“We have formed a panel of doctors for the post-mortem examination to confirm if the woman was raped or gang-raped before being killed with a heavy brick. We have also arrested a suspect. We are yet to get the findings of the panel report,” said Vineet Bhatnagar, SP, City, Saharanpur.