KANPUR: A charred body of a 25-years- old woman was recovered from
Madari Kheda village in
Unnao district on Wednesday. Its identity could not be ascertained. Statements of the persons who had alerted the police were recorded.
The post-mortem examination report revealed that the woman was brutally assaulted and set on fire.
The cops claim that the crime was most likely committed by two persons.
SP Ratan Srivastava said: "Her face was burnt and we still have not identified the body."
"To confirm whether the she was sexually assaulted, we have made a slide and sent it to the laboratory for further investigation," he said.
An offence was registered under Section 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence)
Indian Penal Code against unknown persons," he said.