Two persons were arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Bongamad jungle under Maranghada police station of Khunti district, a senior police officer said Wednesday.

Police have arrested two residents of Kurkutta village under Maranghada police station of Khunti district, after a case was registered in this connection on Monday, Superintendent of Police, Ashwini Kumar Sinha said. Acting on a tip-off that the accused duo were spotted in Kurkutta village today, Sinha constituted a police team headed by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Khunti), Kuldeep Kumar to apprehend them.