UP: Headless Body Of Woman Found On Kanpur Highway, Police Suspect Rape

The police are investigating the case and are trying to identify the woman using CCTV footage. No missing person report matches the body found.

Representational Image | A headless and naked body of a woman was found on a highway in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

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The headless and naked body of a woman was found on a national highway at Gujaini in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in a suspicion of rape and murder. The police are in the process of discovering and identifying the identity of the woman using CCTV footage.

CCTV footage from a hospital across the highway shows a woman with a similar build walking several hours before a body was discovered on the highway. The woman in the footage is wearing grey trousers, and fragments of a grey garment were discovered near the body.

According to NDTV, police reported that the body was first spotted at 6:15 a.m. yesterday. To investigate this case, three teams have been formed. There are no CCTV cameras at the location where the body was found, but a camera about 3 km away captured images of a woman walking alone. The clothing she wore matches pieces found on the highway. The police are reviewing the footage for further clues.

To determine the cause of death, the body has been sent for a post-mortem. No missing person report in the district matches the body found on the highway. Officers are using the footage to ask residents if they have any information about the woman.

A forensic team has collected samples of teeth and bones for testing. A senior police officer stated that they are investigating to figure out whether this was an accident or a crime and are trying to determine if the victim was a local resident or from elsewhere.

Lok Sabha MP and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, has requested quick action in the chilling case. "In another shocking case of crime against women, a woman's headless, naked body was found on a highway in Kanpur. The matter should be investigated fairly and such punishment should be meted out so that criminals get scared and such incidents are not repeated," Yadav said.