Jammu: Three persons have been arrested for killing a 70-year-old woman in Udhampur district, police said on Sunday.
Vakeelan Devi, a resident of Rasli-Thakrai village, was found dead near Rasli Gaderan in the Basantgarh area on August 02, a police official said.
During the course of investigation, police detained some suspected persons for questioning and later, three of them — Des Raj, Kaka Ram and Sanjay Kumar — confessed that they had committed the crime, the official said.
He said the inquest proceeding was converted into a criminal case and further investigation is underway.
