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Lucknow Shocker: 60-Year-Old Woman Gang-Raped, Murdered; Two Arrested
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News18•25-09-2026, 15:53
Lucknow Shocker: 60-Year-Old Woman Gang-Raped, Murdered; Two Arrested
- •A 60-year-old woman was gang-raped and murdered within the Mohanlal Ganj police station limits in Lucknow.
- •The incident occurred late Wednesday night, where the victim was gang-raped, beaten, and then strangled to death.
- •The semi-naked body of the victim was discovered in an empty plot, prompting police to register an FIR.
- •Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the crime, one of whom is a distant relative of the accused woman.
- •Investigation is ongoing into the role of a third suspect; police suggest the victim consumed alcohol with one of the accused before an argument led to her death.
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Police registered an FIR and arrested two individuals in connection with the incident based on an eyewitness statement from a villager who heard the victim's screams.
An officer stated that authorities found an intoxicated suspect lying on the ground near the crime scene, who was taken into custody, interrogated, and revealed the names of his accomplices.
A special committee of female forensic experts and doctors conducted a post-mortem examination, revealing that the victim was strangled to death and bore severe injury marks.
