Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday arrested three persons for killing a man a few days ago in Dhamtari district.
Dhamtari Superintendent of Police Prashant Thakur identified them as Nikhil Sahu and his accomplices Shankar Sahu and Lochan Sahu, all from Gariaband district.
They killed Yashwant alias Babban Dewangan over an alleged affair he had with Nikhil Sahu’s mother.
The police started a probe after Dewangan's body was found near a river in Navagaon village.
After being detained, the men confessed to beating Dewangan to death with a bamboo stick.