Ghaziabad, Feb. 7 -- A 40-year-old man was arrested on charges of murdering his friend on Wednesday night in Loni after his friend asked him to pay back a loan of Rs.20,000, police said Thursday.

Police said that the crime happened in Ashok Vihar locality of Loni, where suspect Mohammad Farukh, 45, lives. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shaukeen, a property dealer who also lent money to people.

Police said Shaukeen loaned Rs.20,000 to his friend Farukh about a year ago.

"Shaukeen was demanding the money back, and Farukh was unable to pay him back. So, on Wednesday night, Farukh took Shoukeen out, and both returned late night to Ashok Vihar. Around 12.30am (Thursday), they were sitting at a nearby scrap shop when Farukh pulled o...