Ayodhya, Feb. 2 -- A 22-year-old woman was brutally murdered in Ayodhya, with her unclothed body found in a canal in a village. Her family claimed her eyes were violently removed and her body had broken bones.

Ayodhya circle officer Ashutosh Tiwari stated that a missing report was filed on Friday. "Now that the body has been recovered, we are awaiting the autopsy report. Further action will be taken accordingly," he said.

The woman, a dalit, had been missing since Thursday evening, with her family searching for her frantically. On Saturday morning, her brother-in-law found her body in a deserted canal near the village.

Authorities suspect she was gang-raped. Also, her body bore deep wounds, her face and skull were severely injured, and...