Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 17 (TIWN): Brutal rape and murder incident of Uttarakhand nurse has added to the nationwide outrage over the safety of women.

A nurse of a private hospital in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur, missing since July 30, was allegedly raped and killed with her face crushed with a stone by the accused who dumped her body in a vacant plot in an Uttar Pradesh village, police said on Friday.

The accused has been identified as, Dharmendra, who worked as a labourer in Uttarakhand's Gadarpur.

He was arrested in Rajasthan on August 13, the police officer said, adding that he hails from the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. The nurse's body was recovered with her face mutilated beyond recognition