Ahmedabad, May 9 -- Two persons were arrested on Satuday by Gujarat's Ahmedabad crime branch in connection with a 34-year-old murder case a day after DNA profiling confirmed the identity of skeletal remains recovered from Vatva, officials said.

Deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Ajit Rajiyan said the DNA report, received on Friday established that the remains belonged to Farzana Dosu Radhanpuri, bringing a breakthrough in a case dating back to 1992.

Those arrested are Shamshuddin Khedawala (61) and his elder brother Iqbal Khedawala (63). DCP Rajiyan said the accused's family initially claimed that Shamshuddin was dead and tried to mislead the probe.

During questioning, they admitted the claim was false and confirmed that he was aliv...