RAJKOT: A week after the body of a 50-year-old woman was found on the outskirts of Bhansal village in Kalavad taluka, Jamnagar police on Monday arrested two accused for the murder.
Police said that the victim was identified as Madhuben Vaghela, a resident of Chhela Bedi village of Kalavad.
She was living with her relative Ramji Manjariya.
She was killed by the accused Bhura Vejariya and Rasik Vaghela — both in their 50s — for refusing their demands of sexual favours.
“Manjariya saw the photo of the dead body and recognised her as Madhuben who had left for a pilgrimage to a nearby temple a few days ago and never returned.
Manjariya, suspecting an untoward incident, searched for Vejariya and Vaghela as the victim had told him that the two were harassing her.
With both of them missing from their homes, Manjariya approached police.
Police detained both of them and they confessed to have murdered her,” a police official said.
A post-mortem report confirmed that the woman was strangled to death.
Vejariya is an agricultural labourer and lives in Laloyi village in Kalavad taluka of Jamnagar while Vaghela is a resident of Nani Bhalsan village.