In another case of shocking crimes, two persons have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district after they allegedly murdered a 12-year-old boy after he resisted their attempt to sodomise him, police said Monday. 

The accused are aged 19 and 20 years and are apparently friends with the victim. They were arrested on Sunday in Charthawal town, Station House Officer Sube Singh said. 

According to the officer, the incident was reported on February 26 when the body of the boy was found in a sugarcane field here. He further added that the victim had gone out with the accused and did not return home. 

Singh said the accused duo confessed that they strangulated the boy when he tried to resist the assault.