Bengaluru, July 17 -- A former sanitation worker from Dharmasthala, Karnataka, has alleged that over 100 women-many of them raped and murdered-were buried or burned under duress between 1998 and 2014, media reported.

In a letter dated June 3 and later in a court appearance under full police protection, the whistleblower claimed he was forced to dispose of victims' bodies, often showing signs of assault, including strangulation and acid burns, according to an India Today report.

"Many of the female bodies were without clothing or underwear. Some bore clear signs of sexual assault and violence... More than 100 women, including students, were raped, murdered and buried...," the worker wrote in his complaint, which included photo evidence o...