RCMP investigators have arrested two people in Calgary in connection with the body of a man found dead in an Essa Township ditch two weeks ago.

The arrests were made by RCMP and Calgary Police Service in Calgary, Alta. Tuesday. Both accused will be returned to Ontario to face Second-Degree Murder charges.

Nov. 7, Nottawasaga OPP responded to a 911 call from a motorist reporting a grass fire burning in the east ditch of the 6th Line of Essa south of the 25th Sideroad. When emergency crews arrived, they soon found a body burned in the ditch. The victim was identified through dental records as 47-year-old Ali Garakan of Thornhill. Police believe Garakan was murdered elsewhere and dumped along the sideroad in Essa.

Mohammad Al Kazragy, 23, and Payam Khastou, 25, were arrested without incident in Calgary. The two attracted the attention of Calgary police because they were acting suspiciously and they were arrested after questioning.

An arrest warrant is outstanding for the third suspect, 22-year-old Arash Arashvand of Toronto.

Police urge anyone who knows the wherabouts of Arashvand not to approach him, but to contact local police by calling 911, the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).