Kalaburagi, Nov 22 (IANS): An elderly woman astrologer in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district was hacked to death, with the police suspecting that she was raped before being murdered.
The suspect has been identified as 65-year-old Ratna Bai and the incident occurred in Kalaburagi city's Santhosh Colony late Tuesday night.
The victim lived alone in a shed and she was hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon, according to RJ Nagar police, who have taken up the investigation.
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Preliminary investigations suggest that the act was carried out by more than one person.
The police also suspect that individuals known to her may have committed the crime.