Hyderabad: Two people have been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a 50-year-old female Anganwadi teacher in Mulugu district of Telangana.

On May 15, the woman's body was found in a forest area in Tadwai mandal of the district by some locals who informed the police and later her son lodged a police complaint.

During investigation, it was revealed that both the accused (aged 45 and 42) allegedly raped the woman on May 14 and later "murdered" her when she resisted their attempts to snatch her gold jewellery. Did it, he said.

Police said the woman was hit on the head with a stone and later the two accused strangulated her to death with her dupatta, and snatched away the jewellery.

A senior police officer said the 45-year-old accused, known to the victim, offered her a lift on a bike when she was returning home after duty on May 14 and took her to a forest area where he accompanied the other accused. . Allegedly raped her.

The accused were booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 364 (kidnapping or abducting in commission of murder), 376D (gang rape), 379 (theft), 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence). I went.