CHAKWAL, Sept 24: The body of a woman in her mid thirties was found in Moorat village, in tehsil Talagang, police sources said here on Monday.

According to the police, the woman was murdered by unknown persons two days ago and her body was dumped in a deserted ground near the village. Saddar Police shifted the body to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for autopsy. Investigation Officer Mohammad Aslam told Dawn that the woman’s hands were badly scarred.

“The post-mortem report would reveal the manner in which the victim was murdered,” he said, adding that the police had started investigating the matter.—A Correspondent