Chhattisgarh Police have arrested three persons for killing a man a few days ago in Bilaspur city, police said on Saturday.
Bilaspur Senior Superintendent of Police Parul Mathur said they were Ramkumar Patel (37), Chandu Patel alias Chandrakumar (32) and Rahul Patel (21), all from Bilaspur city.
They killed Mahendal Patel (36) over an old enmity and illicit relationship on Tuesday night.
The victim’s family lodged a missing case on Wednesday when he did not return home.
After being detained, the accused initially denied their involvement but eventually admitted killing him with an iron rod at at Lagara.
His body was taken in a car to the jungles of Lafa near Chaiturgarh in Korba district and set ablaze with petrol.