India, March 12 -- Two people were arrested on Tuesday evening for trying to dump the body of a trader they killed along an expressway in Kolkata's North 24 Parganas, police said.

A cloth merchant from Rajasthan's Pali was murdered in a house central Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said that the two had booked a cab for themselves to transport the body. The cab driver, however, got suspicious when he saw the two trying to dump the trolley bag in a desolate place and called the police. While one fled from the spot, the driver managed to get hold of the other persons until police arrived.

While the victim has been identified as Bhagram Singh, the two accused have been identified as Krishpal Singh and Karan Singh. They all hail from ...