Maharashtra: Hands, Legs, Head Missing, Woman's Torso Found In Pune's Kharadi

Pune Crime News: A young woman's torso was found on the bank of the Mutha river in Pune. The limbs and head were missing. Police suspect the murderer chopped up the body to destroy evidence.

A Google Maps view of the Mula-Mutha river flowing through the Kharadi area.

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Woman Torso Found: The gruesome murder of a young woman in Pune has shaken the city. The murder came to light on Tuesday, when just the torso of the woman was recovered along the bank of the Mutha river in Pune. The limbs and the head of the woman are missing, according to the police.

The torso of the woman was discovered by the Mutha bank by workers of Jenny Construction, who were working on a project in the Kharadi area. The workers told the police that they had found the woman's torso on the bank of the river and it had no hands and legs. The head was missing too, they said.

Police suspect the woman was murdered and her body was chopped into pieces, which were then dumped into the river. The brutality was to destroy evidence and prevent identification of the body, police believe. While the torso was swept onto the bank of the river, the limbs and the head remained untraceable.

The police are yet to identify the victim, but said that she was probably between 18 and 30 years. A case has been registered against an unknown accused at the Chandannagar police station.

Nursing Student Raped In Maharashtra

On Monday evening, a nursing student was allegedly raped by an autorickshaw driver. The 19-year-old girl said that she took an autorickshaw to return home from the private institution she studies at. On the way, the auto driver offered her water, which she drank and fainted.

She alleged that she was raped in her unconscious state. Her medical test report is yet to be out, but the police have begun an investigation into the case.

Badlapur Minors' Sexual Assault

The incidents come at a time when tensions are high in Maharashtra due to the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls from Badlapur allegedly by a sweeper of the school they studied at. The accused, Akshay Shinde, has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

Meanwhile, the Opposition has targetted the Eknath Shinde government, alleging that women's safety and security have been compromised under the Mahayuti dispensation.