KOLKATA: A disfigured body of an unidentified woman with acid burns on her face was found near a paddy field in West Bengal's Malda district. The incident happened last day.

The villagers informed the Malda police As soon as the body was found. The police shifted the body to the nearest government hospital for post-mortem. The police said that they were trying to identify the body.

The villagers told the police that the woman was raped and killed. The police have started an investigation into the incident. Stab marks were found in many parts of the body. The police also informed that knives, acid, used condoms and remains of burnt clothes were found at the crime scene. Superintendent of Police Pradeep Kumar Yadav said that the dead body has not yet been identified.