Two persons were arrested for allegedly killing a woman and dumping her body in New Usmanpur area of the national capital-s north east district, the police said on Wednesday.

The two accused persons have been identified as Nazir 32, a resident of Shastri Park and Anil Singh 22, a resident of New Seelampur. "At 5.21 p.m. on Monday, an information was received regarding a body which was lying on the footpath, dropped in a coffin," a senior police officer said.