like everyday Mamta (name changed) of near Vedavyas Gurukula Ashram Basti was sleeping in a room and her daughter was sleeping in another room on Saturday night. At about 2 am, she heard her daughter screaming and immediately awakened the neighbours.
When Mamta and neighbours rushed to the victims room, they found an unidentified person covering his face fleeing from there and the victim was bleeding profoundly as her head was hit with a stone.
She was rushed to the Rourkela Government Hospital first then shifted to the Ispat General Hospital, where she succumbed to her injury on Monday morning.
In this regard, an FIR was lodged at the Brahmani Taranga police station.
According to IIC Brahmani Taranga PS U Pradhan, investigation into the incident was on and very soon the culprit would be nabbed.
The police suspected that it was a case of an attempt to rape and when the victim protested, the culprit attacked her and fled.