A retired prison staffer was killed over money and his body was buried in a marshy patch near a dam in Maharashtra's Thane district following which police have arrested two persons, said an official.

Victim Ashok Mohite (63), went missing after he stepped out for a walk on the afternoon of April 12, Subash Burse, deputy commissioner of police - zone IV, Ulhasnagar, told reporters on Wednesday. His family then filed a missing complaint at the Badlapur West police station.