Hyderabad, May 20 -- Medchal Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the brutal murder and robbery of a woman in Athvelly village, Telangana.

The accused, Katiike Rakesh, son of late Gopal, a labourer from Saidabad, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, originally from Lingampet town, Kamareddy district, was taken into custody following swift police action.

On the morning of May 16, police received information about a partially burnt female body found inside a rented house in Athvelly.

Medchal Inspector A. Satyanarayana and his team arrived at the scene and found the deceased, identified as Dasari Lalitha, aged 50, with grievous injuries including a slit throat, and severed ears and nose.

The house owner, Mohd Ajaz, reported that...