Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Dalit Woman Found Dead in Karnataka Well; Four Detained
A 21-year-old woman was found dead in a well in Karnataka.
She had gone missing after leaving her home on Wednesday evening.
Her family told police that she may have been kidnapped, raped and killed.
They also alleged that her body was put in the well.
Police registered a case based on the family’s complaint.
Four men named in the complaint have been detained for questioning.
Police said the men knew the woman’s family and lived in the same village.
The investigation will determine what happened, and detention does not prove that the men are guilty.
A 21-year-old Dalit woman was found dead in an open well in Hokrani village, Raichur district.
Her family alleged that she was kidnapped, raped and murdered before her body was dumped in the well.
According to the FIR, she left home around 7 pm Wednesday to relieve herself and did not return.
Four men named in the FIR were detained and questioned, police said.
The accused were known to the family and lived in the same village, according to police.
- Who
- A 21-year-old Dalit woman; four men named in her family’s FIR were detained.
- What
- The woman was found dead in an open well, amid allegations of kidnapping, rape and murder.
- When
- She left home around 7 pm on Wednesday; the FIR was registered on Thursday.
- Where
- Hokrani village, Sirwar taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka.
- Why
- Her family filed a complaint alleging that she was kidnapped, raped and murdered; police are questioning four named men.
- Victim
- A 21-year-old Dalit woman
- Location
- Hokrani village, Sirwar taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka
- Discovery
- The woman’s body was found in an open well
- Family’s allegation
- The woman was kidnapped, raped and murdered before her body was dumped in the well
- Detentions
- Four men named in the FIR were detained for questioning
- Police official
- Raichur Superintendent of Police Arunangshu Giri confirmed the detentions
- Case registration
- The FIR was registered at Sirwar police station on Thursday
- Relationship to accused
- Police said the accused were known to the family and from the same village