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Man held for raping, murdering elderly woman

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad

A man was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly raping a 68-year-old woman, who died soon after the sexual assault last week, police said.

The man, a labourer, reportedly forced himself on the elderly woman, a pavement dweller, on October 11, they said.

Police zeroed in on the culprit with the help of CCTV footage.

On interrogation, he confessed to committing the offence, the police added.

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First Published: Oct 16 2019 | 6:30 PM IST

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