KHAMMAM/RAJAHMUNDRY: A woman was allegedly gangraped by four unidentified youths in Lakshmipuram forests of Khammam district in the late hours of Saturday, and later murdered. Her body was recovered on Sunday.

Police recovered her body on Sunday morning after some locals found her. The deceased hailed from Manikyavaram village in Illendu mandal. Police started an inquiry into the incident. Some locals said the woman was picked up by the youths, who later took her to the forest area and forced themselves on her. When she raised an alarm, they killed her. They dumped her body and fled from the spot. A manhunt has been launched for the accused.

In another incident in Rajahmundry, a woman was allegedly gangraped by three youths in the early hours of Sunday. Sources said the woman was returning home with her uncle in an auto at around 2 am when two youths stopped the auto on the pretext of taking a lift. When the auto reached Morampudi, they pushed her uncle from it and sped away. They took the woman to an isolated place and raped her.

Following a complaint by the woman and her uncle at the Bommuru police station , police have launched an inquiry.