In yet another incident of rape and murder, a 60-year-old woman was found raped and murdered in her house in a village near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.

SP Nayeem Asmi inspected the house and found chilli powder sprinkled all over the house.

The police have take three persons into custody.

According to SP Nayeem Asmi, "The woman was raped and murdered last night. We have taken three suspects in custody. We have some clues based on which further investigation is on. We will solve the case in 12 hours."

70-year-old raped in UP

Meanwhile, a man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 70-year-old woman in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

The accused, 27, sexually assaulted the woman when she was alone at her home, Circle Officer Gyan Prakash Rai said.

The incident took place on Sunday, he added.

"The rape accused was arrested on December 2 (Monday). A case under various sections of the IPC, including that of committing rape, has been registered against him," Rai said.

The man is a carpenter by profession while the woman a labourer and they both are Dalits, he said.

The incidents have come to to light five days after the Telangana rape and murder case sparked protests across the nation. A 26-year-old vet was raped, killed and burnt in Telagana last week.

A court in Hyderabad on Monday posted for Tuesday a petition filed by Cyberabad Police seeking 10-day custody of the four people arrested for raping and murdering the 26-year-old woman veterinarian.

The four men, who faced violent protests while being taken to the prison, are now kept in solitary confinement at Cherlapally Prison in Hyderabad.

(With PTI inputs)

