Ludhiana, Jan. 17 -- Eleven days after a charred and mutilated body was found dumped on the Kakka-Dhaula road, the Ludhiana police have solved the blind murder case with the arrest of three men, all acquaintances of the victim, who allegedly killed him over personal rivalry and financial disputes.

The accused have been identified as Munna Kumar (30), Mangal Singh (28) and Rajesh Kumar (33), all residents of Mohalla Hargobind Nagar in Giaspura. The victim was later identified as Sanjay Singh (42), a financier from Giaspura who had gone missing on January 3.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rural) Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said the police recovered a badly charred body, severed into two parts and beyond recognition, on January 5. The Meharban ...