Two persons were on Thursday arrested in Chhatarpur district in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a Panna-based woman folk singer. The killers have been identified as co-members of the victim's team.
A body was found buried under bricks in a room at a field in Gurraiya village of the district on May 3, Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police lalit Shakyawar said. later, the deceased was identified as the 32-year-old folk singer from Panna district.Acting on the leads, police picked up one of her singing team members Rahul Nagar, with whom she was last seen. When police interrogated Nagar on the basis of suspicion, he admitted that he took the woman on his motorcycle to Gurraiya village, where he along with two others — Aslam Mansoori and Abid Musalman - first raped her at gunpoint and later looted her valuables amounting `3,500, Shakyawar said. Nagar also admitted that they later killed her by hitting her on the head with a stone and fled from the spot after hiding the body under the bricks. Police also recovered valuables including gold ornaments, a damaged SIM card, purse, make-up articles and a brick.
A motorcycle and a country-made revolver were also seized, the SP said. While Nagar and Mansoori were arrested on Thursday, search was on to nab Abid Musalman, he added.