Hyderabad: A 42-year-old woman was killed by unknown men in Telangana’s Nizamabad in a robbery bid and fled with her gold and silver jewellery. The murder was gruesome as the men severed her toes to take her silver toe rings. According to the police, the thieves also sprinkled spices, vermillion, and pickles around the woman’s body and lit oil lamps to make it appear that she was killed while practicing occult to divert the investigators, The Times of India reported.

The incident happened on Monday when the deceased, R Varalakshmi was alone at home. According to the police, unknown persons ransacked the house and fled with five tola gold and some silver jewellery that Varalakshmi was wearing, adding that they severed two of her toes to steal her silver toe rings.