Police on Sunday recovered a semi-clad body of a young woman with her throat slit lying in bushes near Tikatala under the Begunia police station in the district.
The deceased is believed to be between 20 to 24 years. She is suspected to have been thrown into the bushes near the National Highway 57 after being raped in some other location.
According to reports, the locals had first spotted the body in the morning following which they informed the police.
Police launched a probe to ascertain the identity of the deceased. They found a tattoo with ‘Lipi’ written on her left hand. Her bottom wear was also torn up.
Prima facie investigation indicates that the girl was raped somewhere and subsequently murdered. Later, the body was dumped near the bushes.