Panchkula, Aug. 29 -- Five days after a Bapu Dham Colony resident's body was found buried in a pit on the Pinjore-Nalagarh bypass, police have arrested three men for the murder.

The accused are said to be the relatives of the victim's female friend. The victim, Rajiv Gupta, 25, had been reported missing on August 18.

A case had been registered at the IT Park police station on his father's complaint.

The father told police that his married son was friends with a woman, whose brother and maternal uncles had earlier threatened him.

A complaint regarding the threats had earlier been filed with Chandigarh Police.

The complainant said that his son had last left home on his scooter on August 9, after which his phone was switched off. His la...