Woman Kidnapped, Raped, Murdered In Chhattisgarh

5 accused arrested?

On Wednesday, A 28-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said.

Five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, they said.

The accused had buried the body of the woman, which has now been recovered by police, in Kerajharia forest under Pali police station limits, Korba Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Shukla said.

The father of the woman had filed a police complaint on September 30 saying she went to Korba town on September 28 but did not return, the official said.

Since then police had been trying to trace her whereabouts. Meanwhile, an unidentified man called the woman's father from her phone and demanded a ransom of Rs. 15 lakhs claiming that she had been kidnapped, the official said.

A police team was formed to crack the case and it conducted raids at various places, including Pali, Podi, Ratanpur and Sakri areas, but the accused kept changing their locations, he said.

On Tuesday, five men surrendered concerning the case in a court at Katghora in Korba district. They were arrested and remanded in police custody, the SP said.