Body of a nurse was found hanging in the premises of a hospital in the Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning, informed police.
The family of the victim alleged that the woman was gang-raped before she was killed by the accused.
The first information report (FIR) has been registered against three people on the basis of the complaint of the victim's mother.
According to the family members, she had joined the said hospital just a day before the incident.
"A woman's body has been found at New Jeevan Hospital. To ascertain the circumstances of death, a post-mortem has been ordered. The family has alleged that the woman was raped and then killed. An FIR against three people has been filed and strict action will be taken against them," said Shashi Shekhar Singh, Additional Superintendent of Police, Unnao.
Her body has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death.
An investigation into the matter has been started. More details are awaited.
