New Delhi, Nov 23: A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a woman in Dwaraka area, Delhi Police said on Tuesday.

The body of woman was found in a drain near the garbage on November 15. Police arrested the accused on the charge of murder on November 17.

During interrogation, the accused confessed that he raped her and later strangled her and set her private parts on fire to destroy the evidence.

The police have also added the sections of rape. Further investigation is underway and the post-mortem report has not been received by the police yet.