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- A 20-year-old domestic worker, Radhika Rajwade, was attacked in Nehru Park in Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh, with her throat slit during what police say was a relationship dispute.
- Unable to speak due to her injury, she typed basic details on a mobile phone before dying, which helped police identify a suspect.
- Police arrested her 23-year-old boyfriend, Ritesh Rajwade, the same night from a forest area after he allegedly confessed, citing a six-year relationship and suspicion of her having another affair.
- The killing, so close to a police station in a popular public park, has shocked residents and raised concerns about safety in the town.
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- Efforts to recover the murder weapon
- Examination of digital evidence and CCTV to establish the exact sequence of events
- Whether any relationship between the accused and victim, including if the park meeting was consensual, is officially clarified
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Named India · Radhika Rajwade · Ambikapur medical college hospital · Chhattisgarh · Kotwali police station · Latori village · Nehru Park · Ritesh Rajwade · Surajpur district · Yogesh Patel
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