<p>Two persons were arrested today in connection with the brutal murder of a 24-year-old IT woman employee here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The arrested construction workers have been identified as Uttam Mandal (24) and Ram Mandal (21) of Malda district in West Bengal, police said.<br /><br />"The accused have confessed to their involvement in the crime. The accused further confessed that they sexually assaulted the victim and took away her mobile phone and credit card", a CB-CID official involved in the investigations told PTI.<br /><br />Police said the arrested would be produced before a local court tomorrow.<br /><br />The decomposed body of Uma Maheswari, who was working with Tata Consultancy Services, was found at Siruseri near here on February 22.<br /><br />Uma Maheshwari had gone missing on February 13 and her father had filed a case of missing with the police who had not taken the matter seriously.<br /><br />Following the discovery of the girl's body which bore stab injuries, the police suspended the Kancheepuram police station Police Inspector.<br /><br />As the case evoked criticism over safety of women employees working with IT firms in the wake of the gruesome murder, the state government transferred the case to CB-CID wing for investigation and the police had announced Rs two lakh reward to those who provide information on Uma Maheswari's killers.<br /><br />Uma was a native of Salem district and living in Medavakkam here.</p>
<p>Two persons were arrested today in connection with the brutal murder of a 24-year-old IT woman employee here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The arrested construction workers have been identified as Uttam Mandal (24) and Ram Mandal (21) of Malda district in West Bengal, police said.<br /><br />"The accused have confessed to their involvement in the crime. The accused further confessed that they sexually assaulted the victim and took away her mobile phone and credit card", a CB-CID official involved in the investigations told PTI.<br /><br />Police said the arrested would be produced before a local court tomorrow.<br /><br />The decomposed body of Uma Maheswari, who was working with Tata Consultancy Services, was found at Siruseri near here on February 22.<br /><br />Uma Maheshwari had gone missing on February 13 and her father had filed a case of missing with the police who had not taken the matter seriously.<br /><br />Following the discovery of the girl's body which bore stab injuries, the police suspended the Kancheepuram police station Police Inspector.<br /><br />As the case evoked criticism over safety of women employees working with IT firms in the wake of the gruesome murder, the state government transferred the case to CB-CID wing for investigation and the police had announced Rs two lakh reward to those who provide information on Uma Maheswari's killers.<br /><br />Uma was a native of Salem district and living in Medavakkam here.</p>