Cuttack: Two persons, including the driver and conductor of a bus, were today arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 17-year-old girl in the bus and disposing off her body under a river bridge near Banki in Cuttack district.

"We have arrested the driver Santosh Sahu and conductor Bibhuti Rout of Athagarh and recovered the weapon of offence ' a wrench," Amresh Panigrahi, Sub-Divisional police officer (SDPO) of Banki said. He said the police scientific team have also recovered some blood-stained apparels from the bus, which have been sent for examination.