In a suspected case of ‘superstition-driven’ killing, a tribal woman was found murdered at her farm in Tukaramnagar village in Adilabad district’s Utnoor mandal in the early hours of Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as 42-year-old Mesram Devbhai, a farmer of Tukaramnagar. Her body bore injury marks on neck, jaw and face from a sharp object, sources said.
Police suspect the possibility of superstitious beliefs to be the reason behind the murder.
The Utnoor police have registered a case against unidentified persons based on a complaint lodged by the husband of the deceased and are investigating.
