AHMEDABAD: A team of city crime branch arrested two men for their involvement in the murder of a 35-year old man in 2005, and destruction of evidence.

According to crime branch, a team led by inspector J S Gedam got information about Sikandar Shaikh, 28, a resident of Makdum Society in Vatva; and Imran Shaikh, 30, a resident of Navapura in Vatva. Based of the information the duo was caught from Vatva on Monday. They confessed that they were involved in murder of Feroze Shah Diwan, a resident of Jetpur, Rajkot.

"During their questioning, they said that they along with Akhtar Husain Shaikh, Sheru, Jiauddin Abdal, Mohammad Yusuf Shaikh and Husaina Bibi Diwan, killed Diwan on August 15 at his residence when he had come to meet Husaina Bibi on her directions. After the group killed Diwan by suffocating him with a pillow, the duo took his body to Kamod village near Aslali on ring road in his car. They burnt the face and parts of the body to make identification of the victim difficult," said a crime branch official.

Police said that the duo has earlier been involved in vehicle thefts. Police have informed Rajkot and Aslali police about the arrest and revelation.