In a shocking incident late Tuesday night, a woman was brutally murdered on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Road in Belagavi while returning home from work.
The victim, identified as Mahadevi Karennavar (42), a resident of Sadashivanagar, was employed at a local hotel. She was attacked with a metal rod by an unidentified assailant who had reportedly followed her. The gruesome incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the APMC police station.
Mahadevi succumbed to her injuries on the spot. Police Commissioner Bhushan Borase visited the crime scene shortly after receiving the report. Her body has been shifted to the BIMS hospital mortuary for postmortem.
A case of murder has been registered at the police station, and further investigation is underway.