The victim, who was reported missing, was found brutally murdered on a farm on Sunday and likely died of “excessive bleeding” after being stabbed by her “boyfriend”, police say
A 19-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed 40 times and “left bleeding in her private parts” by her “boyfriend”, according to a harrowing autopsy. The victim, who has not been named, had been reported missing by authorities on Saturday evening in India.
Tragically, police later discovered her brutally murdered body on a farm on Sunday. According to the autopsy report released on Monday, “there were more than 40 stab wounds all over her body, including her private parts, and she likely died of excessive bleeding.”
Mohd Rafi, 20, was identified as a possible suspect by police, and when interviewed, claimed that he was her “boyfriend” and had been upset she was “speaking to another man for the past three months.”
Rafi allegedly told police he tried to strangle her, but she fell unconscious and “he mercilessly stabbed her with a screwdriver until she ceased to breathe.”
The report revealed the victim was also stabbed several times in her private parts with the screwdriver as an “act of revenge.” She also suffered a deep cut on her neck.
Police spokesperson Karan Pal Singh told local media in the Moradabad district in India: “The accused is a poultry seller, who claims to have gifted a mobile phone to the victim with whom he was in touch for over a year.”
The victim’s heartbroken mum believes her daughter was being “harassed” and “pressured” to be in a relationship with the accused. She told authorities: “My daughter left home on Saturday evening after saying that she was going to collect fodder for goats. When she did not return, we started looking for her.
“The matter reached the police after my daughter was found murdered in a cornfield. We suspect Mohd Rafi’s involvement as he used to often harass my daughter and pressure her to be in a relationship.”
The horrific attack comes just months after a nine-month pregnant wife was allegedly strangled to death by her husband just days before their baby was due to be born, according to police. K Anusha, 27, was at their home in Madhurawada, India, when she was rushed to hospital after her husband G Gnaneshwar, 28, told her friends and family she had fallen unconscious. However, when she arrived, medics tragically pronounced her dead on arrival.
The husband was taken into custody by police, where it was revealed he allegedly confessed to struggling his wife after an argument. The victim was due to give birth and was scheduled to be admitted to a private hospital.
During police interviews, it was revealed the couple got married on December 10, 2022, against his parents’ wishes. Nusha’s family alleged that Gnaneshwar had earlier attempted to abandon her and was trying to deceive her.
Police have now launched an investigation into the exact motive behind the murder.