Updated On: 01 April, 2025 10:08 PM IST | Jashpur | mid-day online correspondent
The victim, Prabhavati Sidar, was alone at her house at the time of the incident. She was bathing in the vegetable garden of her home when her daughter discovered her seriously injured and raised an alarm

The police said the woman sarpanch had injuries on her neck and face. Representational pic
A newly elected woman sarpanch was allegedly murdered by unidentified assailants in her home in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district on Tuesday, police said.
According to PTI, the incident occurred around noon while 37-year-old Prabhavati Sidar was in the vegetable garden behind her house in Dongadarha village, under the Tumla Police Station area.