Ghaziabad:, Oct. 24 -- Three men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man, who was shot in Ghaziabad's Khushi Vatika on Diwali after he objected to the suspects playing cards with the locals. The incident was a clash of egos, Ghaziabad Police said, adding one suspect was still absconding.

Ashu Kumar, a local resident, sustained a gunshot wound around 9pm on Monday night and died at the hospital during treatment. His family had filed a case of murder against unidentified suspects, said police officials.

Police said the prime suspect, 24-year-old Prashant Sharma, alias Shahrukh Kaliya, a Etah resident, and his local friends 19-year-old Sachin Thakur, alias Damru, and Heera Ali, 21, were arrested from nea...