Jhansi, April 13 -- A joint team of police and SWAT caught two persons accused of gang-raping and murdering a teenage girl, on the intervening night of April 11 and 12 during a brief encounter in Jhansi.

The accused have been identified as Shailendra Ahirwar and Thakur Das, both 28, belonging to village Nimoni falling under police station Uldan.

They were accused of kidnapping, raping and killing a 17-year-old girl, a student of class12 who also lived in the same village. The girl was last seen on April 2 while going to coaching and went missing under mysterious circumstances. On April 7, her body was found floating in a well on the outskirts of the village.

Several teams were formed to nab the culprits. According to SP City Preeti Sin...