A case of missing woman found murdered on Tuesday has turned out to be a murder for gain with the arrest of two woman, P. Logammal, 40, and her daughter Mahalakshmi, 18, both relatives of the deceased G. Ambigavathi, 62, on Wednesday.

The police said that Ambigavathi of Pannaimoondraippu, who had gone to attend an event in the relative’s house on March 8 failed to return home.

After making frantic searches for her, her son lodged a police complaint the next day.

However, the woman was found lying dead in a secluded place behind Pulikurichi bus stop on Tuesday.

Police took the body for post-mortem to Government Virudhunagar Medical College Hospital.