Ludhiana, June 25 -- Ludhiana (rural) police have arrested three persons for allegedly killing a 45-year-old taxi driver, Gurmeet Singh alias Bittu. The crime came to light after police recovered the victim's blood-soaked Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire taxi from Mohi village on Monday.

On Tuesday, Gurmeet's body was recovered from a canal near Tugal village following the accused's confession.

According to police, the motive behind the murder was robbery.

The three accused - identified as Harpreet Singh alias Happy and Gurtejpreet Singh alias Guri, both residents of Mohi village, and Gurwant Singh of Boora Patti in Dakha - had planned to kill the driver and sell the stolen vehicle for easy money.

All three are aged between 23 and 25 years, ...