Ranchi police have arrested two persons in connection with attempted rape and murder of a woman under the Khelgaon police station. The semi-naked body of the woman was found in an under-construction building in Lalganj under the Khelgaon police outpost on Monday.
The City SP Aman Kumar informed the media persons on Wednesday that arrested persons are namely Budhram Pahan and Maku Tirky. He said the accused persons killed the woman when she resisted attempt by one of them to have sexual intercourse.
The SP stated that during the course of investigation police had identified the body as of one Malti Devi who worked as a daily wage earner. Based on inputs and evidences the police later took Budhram and Maku under custody and interrogated them regarding the crime.