A 65-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and killed on Sunday, September 2, under Mandi police station limits.
The deceased has been identified as Saliamma, a native of Tamil Nadu was working as a daily-wager at APMC vegetable market at Tilak Naga of Mysuru District. The accused is identified as Murthy, also a daily-wager.
The accused is suspected to have assaulted Saliamma under the influence of liquor. He is said to have tried to rape her and in this bid Saliamma was severely injured. She succumbed to the injuries later.
When neighbours went to check Saliamma on Sunday evening, they saw Murthy come out of the house. When the neighbours went inside, they saw her dead body.
Soon after the incident came to light, the woman’s neighbours caught the accused and thrashed him. However, he succeeded in fleeing away from the spot.
