Two minors were among four persons were arrested in connection with the killing of two farm labourers in Ramtek area of Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Friday.
The local crime branch has arrested Mahesh Bhaiyyalal Nagpure (41), Rita Dhanraj Bagbandhe (32) and detained two boys for allegedly axing to death farm labourers Sandeep Prasankumar Mishra (44) and Jaywanta Tikaram Bhagat (50), an official said.
Mishra and Bhagat were found dead on the roadside near Mahadula in Ramtek and Dewara village in Bhandara district respectively on January 16, he said.
The duo was axed to death and their bodies were thrown in different places in a bid to destroy evidence, he said.
Mishra was a resident of Khobragade Nagar in Nagpur, while Bhagat was a native of Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, the official said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that those who died had been working as labourers at a farm near Mahuli village for the past five-six years, the official said.
An argument broke out between Bagbandhe and her aunt Bhagat over some issue, following which the victims informed the former's husband about her affair with Nagpure, he said.
The accused then hatched a plan to kill the victims and roped in two minors from Lanji village, the official said.
The accused allegedly thrashed the victims, before attacking them with an axe and dumping their bodies at different places, he added.
Woman Going To Exam Centre On 2-Wheeler Crushed To Death By Truck In Nagpur Maharashtra Man, 35, Slashes Himself During Fight With Wife, Dies Woman Falls Off Terrace While Talking Over Phone In Nagpur, Dies: Cops Rahul Gandhi's Seat At Red Fort Triggers Fresh Congress Attack On BJP 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing CBI Summons 5 Doctors For Questioning In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case Google Brings 'AI Overviews' To India With Country-First Features Sweden Confirms 1st Case Of "More Grave" Type Of Monkey Pox Virus UP Man Rapes 13-Year-Old Daughter In Amethi: Cops Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.