2.4. P.W.19 took up the case for investigation. During investigation, it came to light that the accused 1 to 3 herein, after having ascertained that the deceased alone was inside the house, trespassed into the house and all the three had made attempt to rape the deceased. In the said attempt, the second accused closed her mouth with his hands. The first and the third accused tied her hands behind, the second accused bite her right side breast and pressed her abdomen, neck and other parts and caused nail marks. The first accused bite her upper lips and squeezed her right side breast and the third accused, squeezed her left side breast and bite her on her lips. But, they could not succeeded in rapping the deceased. Then, the second accused, with the help of the accused 1 and 3, strangulated the deceased by using a cloth as a ligature and killed her. Then the third accused had stolen cash of Rs.80,000/- and jewels weighing eight sovereigns besides a cell phone. The second accused took away the four sovereigns of gold chain from the neck of the deceased and a pair of ear studs also from the deceased. Then, after closing the door from outside, all the three accused, escaped from the scene of occurrence with the looted properties. It is further alleged that thereafter, the accused 1 to 3 pledged some of the jewels to the 4th accused on 19.07.2011. The occurrence was not witnessed by anybody.
