70-yr-old woman murdered and robbed in Hingoli

Aurangabad: A 75-year-old woman was murdered in the wee hours of Tuesday in the Sengaon area falling under the limits of Sengaon police station of Hingoli district.

Police have registered an offence against an unidentified people in this connection.

Citing preliminary probe, police said that the woman might have resisted the robbers who fled with her valuables, including 10 gm gold, 35 gm silver and some cash.

Police said that they have registered a case of murder, voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery and criminal trespass against unidentified people. Police have started probing the case from various angles including if it is the handiwork of someone aware of the woman staying alone.

The deceased has been identified Mankarnabai Tulsiram Sarule, a resident of Sakhra. The incident came to light after her youngest son contacted their relatives asking them to look for her as she was not answering the phone calls.

Sengaon police station inspector Sardarsingh Thakur said that the woman is survived by three sons and an extended family. “Youngest of the three sons has an optical shop in Risod and would frequent between Sakhra and Risod. He left for Risod on Monday. He spoke to her in the evening, while the elderly woman sat at their relatives’ house in the neighbourhood till 9 pm,” said Thakur.